bill pickett rodeo

On Saturday, June 18, the most significant all-Black national touring rodeo, the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo (BPIR), will return to Fort Worth, Texas, bringing a landmark Juneteenth Celebration event to the iconic Cowtown Coliseum. The Juneteenth weekend will kick off in the historic Stockyards at 11:30 a.m. CT with the BPIR Royal Ride Parade and...

Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo (BPIR) and Toyota have announced the Toyota BPIR “Greatest Show on Dirt” Traveling Museum, which will tour the country telling the stories of Black Cowboys and Cowgirls who have traveled the U.S. with the world’s leading All Black Touring Rodeo. “The Greatest Show on Dirt” Traveling Museum will host guests on Friday,...

The Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo is the longest-running Black rodeo in the U.S. Founded in 1984 by Lu Vason, it was born of the need to give Black cowboys a platform and has kept these traditions alive, developed the next generation of rodeo stars and brought the sport of rodeo to a new generation of...

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, Stephanie Haynes, is an 18-time invitational champion who also serves on the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo board. Her late grandfather was Sedgwick Haynes, who served as...

PBR (Professional Bull Riders) and the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo (BPIR) have announced a partnership to create new events and opportunities for the largest and longest-running rodeo celebrating Black cowboys. PBR, the world’s leading bull-riding organization, will co-produce and co-market BPIR events that will take place alongside competition in PBR’s top two U.S. tours in...