Essence Magazine:
Scott Olson / Staff / Getty Images By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated March 1, 2024
In honor of Beyoncé releasing her next country album, ESSENCE is shining a light on the lesser-known history of the Black women of the wild, wild west.
In modern media, cowboys have stereotypically been depicted “as White men defending their ranch from Indigenous groups. [But i]n reality, Black and Native Americans comprised a notable percentage of these
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