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Photographer Ivan McClellan has spent nearly a decade documenting Black rodeo culture, which has long been overshadowed by popular depictions of cowboys.

Ivan McClellan’s intimate portraits of the Black cowboys of the West

'In these spaces, it's safe to be us': California's Black trail riders, rodeo stars and ranchers find fellowship and spiritual freedom in rural traditions.

Ivan McClellan has made it his life’s mission to photograph the unbridled joy of being at a Black rodeo.

The artist's ongoing series of paintings "Black Rodeo" was recently on view at Almine Rech gallery in Brussels.

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  Kortnee is a 4th generation cowgirl, is no stranger to the rodeo world as she debuted at the Bill Pickett Rodeo at just 5-years-old, keeping her family legacy alive AND creating one of her own. According to "Because Of Them We Are," Kortnee Solomon is a fourth-generation Texas cowgirl. Her mother is 11-time invitational champion, Kanesha Jackson, and her father is Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association tie-down roper, Cory Solomon. Her grandmother is Stephanie Haynes, an 18-time invitati...