Black Cowboys

East Harlem has a riding center on Randall’s Island that is managed by a storied Black Cowboy.

Although more prominent in the South, there is a small but longstanding group of Black cowboys in NYC who have migrated from places like Texas, Virginia and Mississippi.

Dr. George E. Blair—a 90-year-old descendant of the buffalo soldiers—who produced an all-Black cowboy rodeo in Harlem for over 30 years and comes to the city every summer to continue to teach New Yorkers how to ride horses at his New York Riding Academy.

To watch a video of Dr. Blair, see:

https://www.nycgo.com/videos/the-freedom-to-be-black-cowboys-in-nyc?cid=NYCEM_News_MC_Local_20210922


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