The longest-run Black rodeo in the nation, the Roy LeBlanc Okmulgee Invitational Rodeo takes place every year in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. This year, hundreds of spectators and competitors from across the country celebrated the rodeo’s 69th anniversary. The crowd inside the rodeo arena gets loud and the red dirt kicks up in clouds as teams…
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Tuesday, August 27, 2024 Today’s headlines: In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn more about the oldest continually run Black rodeo in the U.S. 217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Mawa Iqbal, Alex Degman, Lisa Kurian Philip and Anna Pope.