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Photographer Ivan McClellan grew up watching Western movies and Bonanza reruns, and going to rodeos with his family in Kansas City. But as a kid, he never saw earnest depictions of cowboys that looked like him. “I didn’t know a thing about Black cowboys,” says McClellan in a recent interview with the Mercury. Any depictions of Black cowboys he did see were as “a punchline”—Sinbad in The Cherokee Kid, or Cowboy Curtis on Pee Wee’s...

Mark your calendar for June 17, when the Portland Expo Center hosts the 8 Seconds Juneteenth Rodeo, where Black cowboys will compete for $60,000 in prize money.

Competition at Portland's Expo Center will emphasize supporting Black western athletes and the cultural heritage of Black cowboys and cowgirls.

Photojournalism project shined light on underexposed Black rodeo culture; expands to include its own event

Photojournalism project shined light on underexposed Black rodeo culture; expands to include its own event

91-5 CKPR is Thunder Bay's Radio Station

Portland’s offense has struggled with slow starts, scoring droughts, and turnovers. Could simply playing faster be the remedy?

The exhibition is an expansive and highly variegated affair, with dozens of works covering large areas of the walls of all three floors of the statuesque, 19th-century edifice.

TORONTO - April Wine founder Myles Goodwyn says he's done with touring life and will play his final live show in March.

TORONTO — April Wine founder Myles Goodwyn says he's done with touring life and will play his final live show in March.