Photos: Cowboys of Color Rodeo celebrates unity on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Speed, horsemanship and athleticism were on display at Dickies Arena during this year’s Cowboys of Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20.
The Cowboys of Color Rodeo at the Fort Worth Stock Show highlights Black, Hispanic and Native American contributions to cowboy culture. Participants compete in the standard rodeo events such as bronc riding, barrel racing and steer wrestling.
The event also featured performances by local violinist Armond Vance, the Escaramuza riders of La Victoria and Fort Worth’s own Circle L5 Riding Club.
Kailee Howel of Conroe competes in the barrel racing event of the Cowboys Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.
RJ Jackson of Terrell competes in the junior bull riding event of the Cowboys Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.
Participants of the Cowboys of Color Rodeo ride in the grand entry on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.
Rodney Jackson of Angleton competes in the tie-down topping event of the Cowboys Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.
Tony Aska of Hempstead competes in the steer wrestling event of the Cowboys Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.
Violinist Armond Vance performs during a break in events at the Cowboys of Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.
Youth race to take down a calf in the Cowboys of Color Rodeo’s Calf Scramble on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Fort Worth. Those fast enough to snare a calf were given $500 to use towards the purchase of a calf of their choosing.
The Circle L5 Riding Club of Fort Worth perform at the Cowboys of Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Fort Worth.
Avontis Williams competes in the bull riding event of the Cowboys Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.
Escaramuza riding team La Victoria performs during the Cowboys of Color Rodeo at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Fort Worth. La Victoria was the winner of the 2024 Fort Worth Stock Show’s Escaramuza event.
John Douch of Huntsville competes in the tie-down roping event of the Cowboys Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.
Corbin Bunn celebrates his winning run in the junior bull riding event of the Cowboys Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.
Kedarrius Flanagan of Hutchins competes in the ranch bronc riding event of the Cowboys Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.
Fort Worth City Councilman Jared Williams watches the Cowboys of Color Rodeo with his seven-month-old son Jameson on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.
Lamar Hankins of Oklahoma City competes in the ranch bronc riding event of the Cowboys Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.
Kanesha Jackson competes in the barrel racing vent of the Cowboys of Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Fort Worth.
Xavier Davis of East Bernard competes in the tie-down roping event of the Cowboys Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.
The Circle L5 Riding Club of Fort Worth perform at the Cowboys of Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Fort Worth.
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