After the Civil War, 20% to 25% of cowboys were Black, Indigenous and Mexican, depending on geography. "Along the Rio Grande, you had Tejanos and Hispanic people who were American," said Grauer.

The men on his mother’s side were cowboys, too, so he grew up ranching in a life rich in cowboy culture. Hollywood got it wrong, depicting an all-white, horse-and-cow-wrangling Old West.

There is no doubt that for my cowboy bros, men are currently going through a crisis. During the Presidential campaign, Vice President J.D Vance voiced some of the men’s issues.

After the Civil War, many freed Black men in the West worked as cowboys — herding and taking care of livestock. “If we start with the class analysis lens, it would be important to think of ...

Cowboys didn’t start as the gun-slinging heroes we see in movies. The first American cowboys were enslaved Black men, forced to work with cattle and horses on Southern plantations.

With sadness and gratitude, I am thinking of the life and experiences of my friend Pettis Norman, who died Monday. Statuesque ...

For many cowboy culture fans and Texans, names like Bill Pickett and Johanna July may not resonate. An exhibit at the Witte Museum called "Black Cowboys: An American Story" highlights theirs and ...

Newly freed Black men were hired in Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri to work in cattle drives, and by one estimate, at least one-fifth of those herding cattle on the trails north out of Texas were Black.

"Cowboy Carter Chronicles: II MOST WANTED" explores the significant yet often overlooked contributions of Black cowboys, outlaws, and protectors in the Wild West.

By comparison, the cowboy boot is rustic utilitarian footwear that fits right in at a black-tie event or in a more rugged environment. I wear mine every day as a sort of post-18th-century cosplay ...