Black rodeo comes to Flint
Multimedia Journalist
The Midwest Invitational Rodeo, an African American cowboy showcase, made its debut appearance in Genesee County with a sold out weekend. “There’s two things every little boy wants to be,” said Johnell Allen-Bey, of Flint. “One is a gangster. One is a cowboy.”
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Kendall Henderson, 7, of Biggs, Oklahoma, sits on a fence next to Tre Goff, Will Liggins Jr., and Maurice Johnson during the Midwest Rodeo Invitational at Everett A. Cummings Center in Mount Morris on June 7, 2024.
Ania Hawkins, 15, of St. Anne, Illinois, holds a Pan African flag during the Midwest Rodeo Invitational at Everett A. Cummings Center in Mount Morris on June 7, 2024.
Horses are tied up outside a trailer at night during the Midwest Rodeo Invitational at Everett A. Cummings Center in Mount Morris on June 7, 2024.
Kendall Henderson, 7, of Biggs, Oklahoma, sits on a fence next to Tre Goff, Will Liggins Jr., and Maurice Johnson during the Midwest Rodeo Invitational at Everett A. Cummings Center in Mount Morris on June 7, 2024.