To go with story by Daxia ROJAS "Black cowgirls gallop on in face of US rodeo stereotypes"
Maritsa Hall, Ryan Jackson, and Reagan Jackson talk while waiting to practice rodeo events at the Jackson family's ranch in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, on April 15, 2023. - Guiding her brown mare around the arena at breakneck speed, 16-year-old Morissa Hall is extremely focused as she attacks the barrel racing course in the eastern US state of Maryland. Tempestt Martin, who grew up nearby in Washington, says she also faced suspicious glances in her early days competing in local rodeo events.
She, along with three childhood friends, established the Black cowgirl group "Catch this Smoke," a phrase often used to warn others off. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)