
Midwest Invitational Rodeo Comes to Wayne County Fairgrounds
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The Midwest Invitational Rodeo discusses the rich cultural history of the Black rodeo.
The Midwest Invitational Rodeo, featuring African American cowboys and cowgirls, will visit the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Belleville in June. Ahead of the event, “American Black Journal” explores this part of Black history that’s rarely told. Guest host Trudy Gallant-Stokes talks with the Midwest Invitational Rodeo founder and a rodeo athlete about the rich cultural history of the Black rodeo.
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American Black Journal is a local public television program presented by Detroit PBS

Midwest Invitational Rodeo Comes to Wayne County Fairgrounds
Clip: Season 50 Episode 23 | 13m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
The Midwest Invitational Rodeo, featuring African American cowboys and cowgirls, will visit the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Belleville in June. Ahead of the event, “American Black Journal” explores this part of Black history that’s rarely told. Guest host Trudy Gallant-Stokes talks with the Midwest Invitational Rodeo founder and a rodeo athlete about the rich cultural history of the Black rodeo.
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