While Black cowboys and cowgirls were essential to the Western frontier, they’ve rarely been depicted in classic Western films. Meet the woman committed to preserving the legacy of Black cowboys and cowgirls.
, the first Black woman licensed to jockey in the nation in the early 1970s, according to the International Horse Museum.to highlight these notable figures and also to portray her everyday farming life. Seven years ago, created a social media presence as “The Black Cowgirl,” looking to educate people about Black Americans’ contributions to horse culture. Today, she has more than 40,000 followers across all her social media accounts.
“We’ve always been involved in the horse industry, and we can be here and we deserve to be here,” Gooch said. Gooch works to spread her passion for horses and books through her Saddle Up and Read initiative, which wasas a nonprofit organization in 2019. After noticing the low literacy rates in North Carolina and a literacy gap affecting communities of color, Gooch partnered with local libraries to incentivize children to read by rewarding them with a day in her father’s farm if they checked out three or more books.
to educate children on Black equestrian history and plans to write more children’s books on Black horse culture. “I think it’s important for people, not just Black people, not just people of color, but even white people to realize that Black people have always been a part of this, Gooch said. “We’re learning about everything else. We should learn about Black horse-folk, too.”,” a new special from NBC News Digital Docs, that highlights three overlooked — or forgotten — stories from America’s past, and its present.
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