UrbanLyfeStyles Media

Urban Sports of UrbanLyfeStyles Media presents Bill Pickett's Invitational Rodeo...The Nation's Only Touring Black Rodeo. The Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo is an innovative, educational and exciting perspective of the history of the Black American West.

In fact, Texas was discovered and explored by a Black cowboy named Estavanico, and over 35% of the cattle trail drivers in Texas were Black. Entire Black communities existed on the frontier of the Old West - over one-half million families in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas alone.

The famous Lewis and Clark Expedition was led by a Black scout, and a Black cowboy named Bill Pickett. Bill created "bulldogging", which has become one of the major rodeo events today.

Realizing the historical significance of the Black cowboy, Lu Vason developed the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Series which is the first of its kind. In September, 1984, the first Bill Pickett Black Rodeo drew thousands of spectators and has grown into a series that is witnessed by over 70,000 annually.

Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo:
"It's a rodeo, African American style!"