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 Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo (BPIR) has been running since 1984 and was created by.

Is there an All Black rodeo?

The event, created in 1984, is an all-Black rodeo that honors legendary cowboy Bill Pickett and features some of the best Black cowboys and cowgirls from across the U.S.

Who is Will Pickett?

William Pickett, aka: Bill, Will, Willie (1870-1932) – Of black and Cherokee Indian descent, Bill Pickett was one of the first great rodeo cowboys and is credited with inventing the sport of bulldogging.