"The
history books and movies overlooked them, but the black forgotten cowboys of South
Texas helped build ranching empires." This is a great article about Real
Black Cowboys who rode the trails in the old days, and are still around to tell
their stories. A must read!!!
Herb Jeffries-America's First
Black Cowboy in Film: The Official Homepage and Fan Club of America's one
and only Black Singing Cowboy, "Herb Jeffries, The Bronze Buckaroo".
Camp
Gid D Up: Professional Cowboy and Veteran Actor/Director Glynn
Turman and his wife, Jo-An host their tenth annual 'Camp GID D Up', a western-themed
children's summer camp. Glynn and Jo-An open their High Desert California Ranch
to Urban Youths for free. Their goal is to provide an opportunity for inner-city
and at-risk youths to attend a free western style summer camp. 'Camp Gid D Up'
is located at the Turman's 40-acre ranch for one week during the summer where
the kids learn to ride horses, rope, swim, sleep under the stars and enjoy nature.
The
Federation of Black Cowboys:
African-Americans whose mission is to promote the
culture, history and legacy of America's forgotten Black Cowboys. Along with educating
and exposing our youth to an alternate lifestyle. Based in Brooklyn, New York.
Reginald
T. Dorsey: Cowboy/Filmmaker
Reginald T. Dorsey is just one example of the multi-talented Black
Cowboys of today. Handsome, strong and creative, Reggie is a tremendous force
in the Los Angeles Community promoting youth activities and social awareness.
Black History Quest: BLACK QUEST is an African American and Black
History resource website established by C. Arthur Blair, the Creator of the game
BLACK QUEST-THE GRIOT, an educational and heritage. In addition to maintaining
and reinforcing the American Black Legacy 365 days a year, BLACK QUEST takes you
beyond the concept of a "Black History Month" by establishing Black History and
Culture as a vital part of the American Experience.
Black
Web Portal: BlackWebPortal.com the #1 Black Search Engine The BlackWebPortal™
has the most web sites in its database as compared to other similar sites. With
14 major categories and more than 200 subcategories, we cover black cyberspace
like nobody else can.
AfricanAmericanMinute.com:
African american Minute.com has established itself as a credible and
powerful clearinghouse for African American history and information, both distant
and recent. Our primary goal is to provide proof positive that African Americans
have never been America's liability, but her greatest asset.
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