COMPTON, Calif. — Brianna Noble was impossible to miss when she first appeared among the throngs of protesters in the crowded streets of Oakland, Calif., at the end of May. Riding her horse Dapper Dan, with a Black Lives Matter sign draped on the horse’s right side, she drew gasps from the demonstrators surrounding her. Ms. Noble founded a youth riding organization named Mulatto Meadows, which provides horseback riding lessons for young people of color. She is also the spark that has galvanized hundreds of other black cowboys and cowgirls around the country to join in the protests over the death of George Floyd and against police violence and racism. A few days after Ms. Noble’s solo ride went viral, at least 30 black cowboys rode during a demonstration in Houston.

Source: New York Times June 09, 2020 16:06 UTC