Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo will be first all-Black rodeo televised nationally, on Juneteenth

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Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo on CBS will be first all-Black rodeo televised nationally, on Juneteenth

By Shanna McCarriston
Jun 14, 2021 at 12:04 pm ET
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On Juneteenth, Saturday, June 19, history will be made on CBS at the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo - Vegas Showdown, will be the first all-Black rodeo broadcast on national television. The rodeo was run on Sunday, June 13 and will be on at 1 p.m. ET on Juneteenth.

The Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo (BPIR) has been running since 1984 and was created by. Lu Vason as a platform for Black cowboys and cowgirls. It aimed to "challenge the false perception of the absence of Blacks in the development of the West."

Since the beginning, they aim to educate, as well as entertain, and have traveled to over 30 cities across the U.S.

Valeria Howard-Cunningham, the only Black woman to oversee a rodeo, discussed the importance of the event. She said shining a light on rodeo and specifically on Black Cowboys and Cowgirls.

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How to watch the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo
• Date: Saturday, June 19
• Time: 1 p.m. ET
• Location: Las Vegas
• Streaming: Paramount+
• TV channel: CBS

It has been added to the PBR's schedule. Until this suddenly appeared, there weren't going to be any free, over-the-air broadcasts of PBR until August.

PBR TV and streaming schedule

2021 Bill Pickett Rodeo Schedule