Being a Black Bull Rider in a Majority White Sport
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- Опубликовано: 11 июл 2018
- In the heyday of America's Old West, roughly a fourth of the cowboys were black. But today, the world of professional bull riding, a sport rooted in ranching culture, is predominantly white.
On this episode of 'MINORITY REPORTS,' VICE sent Lee Adams to Texas to meet Neil Holmes and Ezekiel Mitchell-two black bull riders at different points in their careers-to find out what it’s like as a person of color trying to make it in the predominantly white world of professional bull riding. Holmes-an accomplished pro on the eve of his retirement-explains how he got into bull riding, and talks about leaving the sport as the only black pro ranked in the top 100 bull riders. Desperately trying to fill Holmes's shoes is Mitchell, who's struggled with the funds to travel, and has experienced racism in the sport first-hand.
We look into why one of the most popular sports in America has so few professional black athletes at its highest levels, and explore some of the barriers to entry that have made black representation difficult in the sport.
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If anyone watchin this 2 years later he’s raked 15 in the world now🙏🖤
Thats awesome
That’s fucking great 💯💯💯
Thank you! That's so awesome!
Thx
Yeah that’s awesome - I was bummed thinking he was gonna retire
Quick fact, Zeke is now currently at #10 in PBR standings
Joseph McManus 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Which one is zeke
@@igotthejuice2090 The black dude
@@tecniko3769 oh ok
Good shit keep on Ridin !!! Good to hear after barely watching this
As someone who retired from bull riding I don’t care your color or ethnicity or religion, if you can get on a pissed off bull and attempt to stay on you have my respect! And almost nobody in rodeo in my experience would disagree!
Agreed 💯! These bs channels just push race constantly. All the years I rode I experienced exactly what you described
@@user-rq5cz7ec8u Please. Someone telling his story isn't "pushing" a fucking thing. You simply want to be able to control black people; you can't.
@@PrincipalScratcher1 I could care less what black people do
This video perfectly depicts the poverty trap and how hard it is to get out of it. A man as talented as Ezekiel Mitchell had to put his career on hold just to pay for repairs to his house. There are people worse off with as much or even more talent who have to completely sacrifice their dreams just to survive, so sad.
1/100 battles that minorities have to face. I hate it man. So much talent died within my people.
It happens to whites too
@@SupremeFlexEtiquette Did you see anything about race in his comment? Your response is completely irrelevant.
Grabbing at straws
@@MonstehDinosawrand you’re just being blind and ignorant
Doesn't matter what enthincity, I'm sure the Bull doesn't give AF what color you are.
jimmy R other then maybe red
geth117 haha that's true..Wonder why Bulls hate Red?
That's actually a myth lol
jimmy R Bulls don't hate any particular color, they get mad by movement.
Abraham Puebla why they say bulls hate Red more than any color?
Ezikiel is now the number 10 ranked bull rider in the world he made 85K so far and will definitely make more
I didn't realise how little they made. No wonder it's mainly rich white people who do it.
Hamsterman691 those “rich white people” weren’t always rich lol no one does dangerous sports when they’re rich bc it’s stupid
@@_saucyam_ football?
@@Hamsterman691 honestly I just moved out West and I know a few cowboys now. You wouldn't believe what these guys get paid for 7 days on. A lot of these guys supplement their income from cowboying with rodeos and even then they make an extra 1000 a month off of two or three rodeos. Rural poverty is a big thing in America and 85k goes a long way out there.
Rank #22 with 182k earnings. Still very impressive on his end
I’m sorry to hear that he’s experienced racism in Texas. We lived in El Paso, Texas for 10 years and were as white people, we were the minority. We moved to South Carolina and again, we were the minority. It’s taught my children a lot. And I’m sorry this incredible young man has gone through what he has because he’s quite an interesting young man.
Oh stop pandering Jessica. I’m white and I’ve experienced racism in Texas. Stop taking the bait.
Yeah, the western part of the state is different. The culture is very much Hispanic. The Rodeo circuits here are mixed between White, Mexican and Brazilians. The actual cowboying on ranches is mostly Mexicans, or healthy mix from white and Mexican. But you don't see African Americans very often. You'd get looks from both, but just because you dont see it often if not at all. But you'd get encouraged because people want it to grow.
Whatever you need to think, the race card is played for sympathy and MONEY.
It’s sad when people try to take away from this guys experience. Regardless of how hard you may try to understand, unless you are a black competitor in an all white sport you may never understand his experience-but you CANT invalidate it. When a young boy sees this sport if he is a young black boy seeing a black man ride this bull may be the difference between feeling comfortable entering the sport and not. We need to encourage all people to do historically white sports, we all win when the best of the best competes and young black boys have a role model to look up to in an all white sport.
I agree that what ever a person enjoy in what ever arenas in life black, white,etcc.. it's okay 👌🏽!!! Because U love it!!!
Spot on
Listen... even if there are racist motherfuckers that he has to deal with- that will never come close to dealing with such a powerful beast.
If we stop teaching kids to focus on race, he wouldn't think anything... He'd just see a man riding a bull. I know that's a tall order, but it's worth a try, dontcha think?
@@amoskowitz0103 No on teaches kids to focus on race, and ignoring race altogether isn’t gonna stop racism or blend everyone into one race lol.
I don't care what color you are, you get on that pissed off bull... you've earned my respect!
Supr1drful for real
I heard them dudes is tough.
Period..
I am purple
I’m red.. sorry.
Ikr. Having horses, I met some true black cowboys
"its not the color of the cowboy, its the size of his heart" thats sum real wholesome yee haw shit there bud
👍real talk
Size of his balls
Amen to that
😄
Mans said yee haw
8:10 "It's not about the color of the cowboy, it's about the size of his heart"
that sounded so genuine
I'm so glad Ezekiel didn't back down against his peers when they were talking about race. And I wouldn't have blamed him if he had. I've definitely had moments in majority white spaces where I've ultimately decided to end the conversation. It can be absolutely draining to try to have a discussion with someone who does not plan on listening to you. Crazy how the one guy can acknowledge he is not coming from a black perspective, but also deny his own "friend's" experience.
I hope Ezekiel has community that will listen to him and raise him up. Need more people to understand that you don't improve racism by ignoring its presence.
And yes! Everyone in the comments who is saying they don't care about the color of the rider is missing the point. You may not. Doesn't change the fact that many still do.
When people are telling you they aren’t racist, listen to them. Whites are tired of being told they are racist.
When people react a certain way to you, it’s because you have an abrasive personality. Not because you are black.
You don’t have to be black to understand discrimination. There are people in this world that just don’t like “you”, wouldn’t matter what color you are. Is every white person I’ve had conflict with over the years a racist? .. no. The only people that make it about being black are black people. The real, reality is most black folk are good, just like most white folk, asian folk, hispanic folk, etc., etc., are good. The reality is there are just bad people in this world. Cowboys don’t see color only the man. If you don’t believe that, you’ve never met one.
@@chipmidges3122your lying to yourself because you don’t want to deal with the reality of the situation. Racism exists and it does in that sector, no ways around that no matter what you tell yourself and attempt to convince others of.
If anyone is wondering what happened to ezekiel mitchell he is now in the PBR and now 10th top bull rider in the world
Thanks!
Yeah dudes a fucking beast
That’s Great News
Means he’s been able to win a lil money. Good for him and his supporters.
Thanks I really appreciate that comment
“Some of the original cowboys were black.”
I can confirm this because I played Red Dead and I’ve seen black cowboys
Lmao
Lmao and I was one of them Online
And people say you can’t learn from video games... 😂
Historian 100
Leny
Hold strong brother! I'm a black surfer so I know the feeling.
But I respect him because he is cowboy and it's not about color it's about big heart
Oh cool Y2K! i didn't know we surf too! Are you in Cali?
@@cuprunnethover2509 Haha, humans do everything under the sun man. I'm originally from Oklahoma, but one day I decided that I wanted to become a big wave surfer and moved out to Florida to start training for it .
I haven't surfed anything huge yet, but surfing has become one of my greatest joys in life!
What exactly is the feeling if you don’t mind me asking. I picked up surfing 10 years ago so I’m genuinely curious
"Some of the original cowboys were black" is very true and took the words right from my mouth. The race-baiting isn't necessary.
I'm 35yo. Lived in Texas my whole life. When I was a kid I remember seeing the black cowboys at local rodeos. Most people were vocal about their respect for the black cowboys abilities in the ring. They always got respect from what I remember. They earned it too.
Derp DeDerp exactly, forget color man. People are people.
I think that people like you are dangerous... imagine a born Texan having uttered the word respect for a man of color participating in rodeo. It is dangerous because at the grass roots of it all their might be a chance for this country to look past the fact that "That cowboys tan seems to be a lot darker than the average cow poke. He needs a bigger hat" No really I agree. The guy doing the interview is looking for something that is not positive. And you picked up. I am not saying that all cowboys are great people. But I have met some and they are tough minded and deal in common sense.Black and White.
Exactly so vice of course is just looking to race bate and victimize something not even there.
I'm from Texas and we get hated on for being racist but we are honestly the least racist state in America we have Mexico directly beside us and Louisiana on the other side we love everyone as long as they show up to the bbq
@@d3athreaper100 Really? I lived in Texas for a while and we were met with so much racism (I'm Cuban btw) I lived in Pasadena dunno if maybe that's the grey area but if it is sorry but I've talked so much shit about Texas 😂
1:07 Dam thats some Anime shit right there. The way his hat covers his face is so dam smooth.
Truuuuu
*sigh*.... “Anytime u different you stand out”
No cappp he added the "hmph" too lol
Da fuq?
He looked like zoro/onepiece for a second
"We in the South" is such a loaded phrase that says so much about we him and countless black people have had to endure and still have to endure.
"We in the South" what a loaded statement.
Ezekiel Mitchell is from Rockdale Tx, representing 512, you made it out and became something good that your family will always be proud of. Glad you have become a successful young man and did not get stuck in the Rock. Much love ❤️❤️❤️✌🏻✌🏻
Black cowboys have been around since the hats themselves lol
Dale 1 it says that in the vid
As long as the boots as well??!
Cowboy hats arent even white. They are designed like traditional Mexican/native american hats. And considering the western frontier was in previously mexican land, it is no surprise the sombrero and lifestyle was taken (for survival).
Yeah people don't think about that stuff lol. Blacks have been in America and become part of it long before cowboy hats even existed. Of course somewhere along the line some black guys decided to go be cowboys lol
They all learned from the first cowboys the vaqueros
it's crazy how his "friends" got so offended when he was literally sharing one of his own personal stories that he's experienced. Sad.
Exactly, they don’t get it at all. Sad
That’s what I’m saying.....
@NATER.T X Black people don't want to deal with it either. The only difference is that they don't get to pretend that it doesn't exist because it's actually happening to them.
Yh the same guy dat was talking so good about him was arguing with him 😂
Happens a lot unfortunately
I currently ride bulls. I'm a Chinese female bull rider and it's more diverse than it used to be. Skin color doesn't matter. It's the courage and respect in each person's heart.
My son is one of the ones that said I want to ride bulls one day and does good..but it's all because of Zeke..we praise you brother..and Neil is a legend..we go to mutts in Dayton Texas they speak highly of y'all.. love y'all ✌️
Listens to 'old town road' once
Lmao
Nna, you sabi
Lol
First thing I thought of when I saw the title
But that song suck bet he doesn't like it.
People mad at the interviewer bringing up race as if that’s not the entire premise of this video y’all knowingly clicked on
No shit Sherlock. We're making VICE aware that bulls have no bias towards race.
Exactly. These white boys mad af.
i saw it as yooo another brother to look up too and. it might seem silly to ya'll but knowing that there's someone who looks like me actually big in it and well respected makes me feel comfortable to do it
either that or he's the last...if blacks don't want to be a bull rider...so be it. Same thing as Golf with Tiger and Bubba in Nascar. Whites have to fight harder in NBA. I just say so what. Color doesn't matter...When I played at College in Basketball and was the the only white boy I got a lot of disrespect or racist....until I showed off my 37 vertical jump and I was only 6'2' and blocked the main star at 6'6" or 7".
@@ajaxslamgoody9736 There aren't many whites in the NBA not because the league is racist but rather Black people have superior athletic genes...
Extraordinary video!!! Neil Holmes’ name should me more well known for sure! Much respect for his passions and his yearning for sharing his knowledge with the youth. Craig Jackson as well…
Proud of you brother for this takes a lot of heart to hang in there and do what you enjoy.
Btw if anyone is wandering zeke is ranked 31 in the pbr top 100 now
Jack_Bo_Gaming ranked 10 in the world now
Hell yeah
@David Leighton stop
Jack_Bo_Gaming damn!!!
11 now
I love to see anyone who is not afraid to stand out in the name of following their dream- barriers be damned!
There’s nothing preventing him
XperiencE or any of us from doing anything we want, yes... exactly my point! as humans it is easy to let fear of standing out/rejection/ whatever from society at large (our own community or others) keep us from doing what we want to do... down with conformity!
Rachel W the only barriers are the ones we create in our mind. If we walk around worried about what someone else thinks about us for this or that reason then we will never achieve anything. Well never break that barrier.
I tell people all the time: "I don't wake up giving a damn what another nigga thinks about me and I don't go to sleep worried about it either. I'm gonna do me and rest can do themselves."
Point is people have a right to not like you, to be racist even; when their problem becomes my problem, then Houston we have a problem.
Rachel W
So.. you’re saying that because he’s black in a white majority sport he should be a victim/scared? You’re being pretty racist if you ask me.
Rachel W The barriers haven’t existed for nearly 40-60 years. It’s amazing how you people fall for the media’s sensationalized bullshit. I grew up in both a small country town and Detroit in the hood. Black people were treated very well in the small country town when white people were harassed, spit on, and beat in Detroit.
Barriers for African Americans have been torn down for a long long time. Their progression throughout society is now determined by parenting, not a barrier that once segregated them.
6:40 towns like this got a whole lot more in common with the inner city than one probably thinks. similar values. similar morals. similar personalities and similar religious ideals. and similar economic struggles. but we need unity through these groups. great video vice
City people don't have "good" morals or values?
@@richardbranton7396 what?
Much respect and love for the brotha and everyone involved in his life.
I like how they talk about race issues or situations without getting offended or butt hurt.
I hate how this reporter has always tried to change a subject to be on race. Just let the dude talk about his hobby damn.
To left leaning sites like Vice, race matters most. The content of your character means nothing to them if you don't agree with them.
Yeah this race BS is getting old! Stop looking for problems
The show is called minority report? Of course they are going to talk about race 🙄
cole young yeah pretty annoying
You are a moron!!!! You think white people invented racism ? Fing tard... read some books, for that little brain of yours...
"black in the white rodeo sport"
*rolls my eyes in Mexican*
amy karr right.😂😂😂
Isaac Diaz is doing great past few seasons
Today is basically a brazilian sport
@@leonardocavalcante1653 but the sport fashion techniques and equipment was started by native Mexicans in Mexico
@@amykarr6163 post some proof mate
I'm so glad this series exists. Absolutely fascinating and important work.
21:23 such a common theme of certain ppl not being able to see that they obviously haven’t seen it happened bc they’re not black. A huge issue i see is the wilful ignorance of certain ppl and the inability to acknowledge racism in their own communities.
21:39 someone who has always had representation cant put themselves in the shoes of another person
As a Mexican I can totally understand you. This is why I appreciate my minority brothers and sisters.
That was so overt and obvious. I'm unsure if they truly are not aware of the disparity and kept stating hackneyed quotes about how skin color didn't matter, or simply were embarrassed to discuss something so common in this particular sport.
Can you see it in yours? How about white rappers? Does the black community seek to include white people is predominate black activites?
There's always been black cowboys and we respect them.
Only black cowboys I know play in Dallas...lmao
Augusta VAUGHAN Lil Nas X
Never give up my BROTHERS/SISTERS....U CAN DO ALL- THINGS THROUGH " I AM THAT I AM" WHOM STRENGHTEN U. U ARE BORN WITH HIS "BLOOD" SO DONT FORGET THIS.....FAITH ANS WILL-POWER.
Jesse Velez 😂
@@jessevelez9020 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
“What’s the ultimate sacrifice?”
“Death.”
That’s hardcore
It's true
Dorian Graye your body can only take so much. 15 years is a long time to willingly go through Trauma. Your body will eventually make you stop
ezekiel mitchell has unfortunately passed away💔
wasn't even killed by a racist but his own gf.
Omg this makes me so, so sad
Mad respect ✊ for him and all of them! He’s right tho the hold his re rides his draws and yah there is what he says there is there threaten that anyone would challenge them. I hope this man breaks into it all pro and makes our pro rider and it continues it’s sad that racism is out there still breaks my heart. That’s sad he’s leaving don’t leave ur passion but when it’s run out it’s run out....I get getting busted up I have by horses. Possibly make the move to barrels or cutting not bull riding but something new to find if your past injury’s arnt horrible I know being bucked off can cause some major issues.
It's sad to me, people should focus more on talent than the color of someone's skin.
it's sad to me that some people are actually as retarded as OP
Facts
Welcome to Democratic Identity Politics
Leftists are Racists. What do you expect?
what are you talking about? He is literally the only black person in the sport. I have literally ever never of a black bull rider and I could care less who the best bull rider is
I'm asain and I'm a bull rider. My representation is 100x smaller. That doesn't matter to me tho, we're all in the same arena, fighting for the same thing, taking the same risks.
Can you share more information on your experience?
Is there any way you could post a video or give us some background on how you got involved with bull riding?
Luke Bryan hey chin up buttercup, maybe your representation only seems small cause your eyes are always half shut silly 🙂
@@jakeg3033 Perma-virgin alert :)
Jake-will-JizzOn YoMomma people like you is holding us back from moving forward in society smh 🤦♂️
What's interesting is that if you can get in, all that matters is whether you can stay on that bull. Theres no team with possible biases to depend on. Either you're stating on or you're not. You probably have to be careful about you're training teammates and overcome any obstacles particular to you but once you're up there no one can stop you. I couldn't do it but what a great documentary.
The real cowboy ..is mexican
It’s clear to me that this dude is very well received by the crowds and peers. Probably with few exceptions. The positives should be highlighted.
Indeed!
You can just tell how badly the reporter wants to bring up race anytime he talks to him.
Curtis Roth he probably got a white boyfriend tho! it's like the squad!
This video is reporting on the racism that exists. He's not making up the racism. These bull riders are trying to educate you on the fact that it exists. But then again, people don't listen. Vice is trying to educate you like how this girl experienced personally. 19:37
Such garbage reporting
Gee, it's almost like race and its impact on various cultures, subcultures, and professions is the entire focus of this series or something...
His skin color is important though because as a black guy, a lot of people like him, but some people don’t. I can’t even begin to imagine how that must feel. White privileged guys like me will never know what that’s like, because pretty much everyone loves us, automatically, and if anyone ever doesn’t like us, they always have a really good reason for it. That’s totally different from how it is with black folks, who are only ever disliked because of their skin color alone, and for no other reason. We don’t have to have competitions for white people only, because we’re allowed to participate in any competition that we’re good enough to be in, except for the competitions that are only for black people, of course. Hopefully, one day there will be all-black competitions for every sport. Only then will we know that segregation is truly a thing of the past. Someday, the most qualified person will be hired for a job only after there are no black people available, just the way Dr. King wanted it to be. I have a dream!!
Me being a black bullrider from Indiana!!! THANK YOU THIS WAS NEEDED!!
ICON
Bro I’m from South Bend keep doing your thing man ! Where you from
Nathan Edwards im from Anderson!! Keep doing it man!!!
I salute you. I grew up in TEXAS in the black rodeo circuit, and like you my cousin is EJ Ivory is keeping our famliy deep in our RIDING heritage , (he now has a horse ranch in tex ) and our Uncle was a award winning well known respected black cowboy his name was SHADE TREE IVORY ,my grandfather who had 14 children and a army of grandchildren taught all of us how to care, ride, train and breed horses. and I'm so proud to see that other young black people that are Proud to SADDLE UP & RIDE!!! Keep up it up & be safe 😁😁😁😗😗😗
Bro I’m in Indy but raised in Marion, IN!! Keep on grinding man!! ✊🏾✊🏾
I love the culture of black country folk. Whether it's bull riding/cowboying, Creole Louisiana folk, hunting fishing, country music, or you name it. Just shows how attached to their land and traditions they are. Love it
God bless America
He's got some very wise words, especially the " if you can't control it, it ain't worth worrying about"
I used to be a bull rider from Arkansas, I'm Asian after my second surgery I realized there was not a lot of Asian cowboys. So I decided I don't need to start a trend for Asians. So power to you brother.
Kudos to u man. Take a lot to be a bull rider. And man the surgeries r tough
😂😂
I’m showing this video and the comment section to my Mexican friends. I already can see them smiling. You mfs steal everything
@@ignaciodelgado1368 😂😂😂 best comment
There's a whole black ranch family in my county, they're the coolest ever. Their horses are amazing and they are big in the community. Middle of Georgia too. Stories like these are important to tell
We shouldn’t be looking at color
What town? I'm from Georgia as well
@@lilthunder9623 your color blind?
@@kingsujay6298 if you’re talking about race, yeah I respect anyone that respects me
Where in Georgia?
One of the best documentaries I have ever seen. Thank you, VICE!
I grew up around my girlfriend's brother who was a Bull rider here in Jersey. Abe Morris and he moved to Texas. We all we're so proud of him (Cowtown Rodeo)!!!!
chief keef if he was a cowboy
Nah it's Travis scott days before reodo
STAWPP IT!🤣🤣🤣🤣
Just cuz he's black
*_Chief Kalf_*
He kinda looks like lil durk too
My granddad was a cowboy, a proud Black cowboy. I'm so happy when I see you carry on as our ancestors lived this SPORT as a way of life.💯❤️
I’m not from Texas or someone who is a fan of bull riding but I from the South and understand that racial prejudice does exist even if most people aren’t hateful.
I honestly admire this man’s courage. Speaking as someone who is white, I’d be uncomfortable in a situation where nobody looked like me. I can only imagine he would feel the same way yet he isn’t letting that stop him from living out his dream.
❤️
@@MrMpwood12 I’m from Texas and have two family members that were pro bull riders. I also keep up with bull riding on a casual level. Black bull riders aren’t too unheard of, but like with any sport, only the best get to be pro. My second cousin went pro but was only on the cusp of fantastic amateur/not very good pro. So, a lot of it comes down to skill.
This is Mexican heritage. Cowboy culture , bull riding etc.
The first cowboys were Black.
I disagree when the woman said no one wakes up and decides to a ride a bull. After watching pbr for a while, one day I woke up and decided I want to ride. Two days later I rode three times in one day. I looked it up on google and found practice pins close to me. No help, no family, no one “introducing” me to it. Now I ride regularly and love it
I grew up on the Great Plains and Native American cowboys were known to be among the best cowboys in our area of the country. Not just in the rodeo, but in life. They were well respected for their skills, but I'm sure they dealt with a good portion of racism.
Our hired hand was Native American and his son, Roland, was the only guy my dad would call for help with a horse behavior issue. He was a very talented horse trainer.
Whenever Roland was in a rodeo nearby we'd go to support him. I'll never forget how handsome he was in his white hat. 😍 I had a bit of a crush on him, actually, lol, starting when I was 4 or 5. 😁 I saw him recently at a funeral and we had a good laugh about what a nuisance I was. I told him I wasn't a brat, I was a woman in love. 😂😂
You freak stop typing about your lust
Everyone’s talkin bout the reporter racebaiting. I’m just tryna figure out how he got waves like that but his hairline is a travesty.
Hah! Freakin hilarious. I was thinking the same thing.
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Yooo deadass i have been wondering that
Lol, it can’t be money
It looks like a hair kit
so we just gonna ignore the fact that theres a ton of spanish / native american cowboys?
No, but are they bull riders?
@@drippyx_ddh139 they do this all over in Mexico so I'd argue that there's considerably more Hispanic bull riders globally than white or black
@@drippyx_ddh139 they do this all over in Mexico so I'd argue that there's considerably more Hispanic bull riders globally than white or black
Yes. Only black matters
@@Dr.ZoidbergPhD if you suck at a sport your just not heard of.
This is extremely fascinating~ It’s similar in culture to the Mexican Bull Riding/Rodeo/Farm culture I’m familiar with. I love that they’re going against the grain in a genuine way, their own way
To be a black man or woman in the rodeo circuit is extraordinary to begin with. To be white and in the rodeo circuit is extraordinary. It is a lifestyle, not just something you're passionate about. It's a heart and soul life of tough folks with kind hearts. They're true ladies and gentlemen of yesteryear. To be a black bull rider is not just exceptional but tough enough...tough enough to not care or let any racists attitude keep you from achieving your dreams. When you do you are a shining example for the youth of poverty, inner-city hopelessness, a life of crime, being a part of a family which so many do not have. These are "gangs" of strength, Faith, Hope and amazing examples of the fact that you can do anything you set your heart too and dismiss your skin color. You're right easy for me to say but not impossible to achieve. Ezekiel has incredible talent and heart! He needs sponsorship and you Lee Adams are in the position to help this dream come true and help start healing the brokenness that BLM has created. Everyone out here should see the opportunity to help him reach the goals he has set for himself and the black youth that admires him. Please support him and in doing so we are working on healing this great Nation! All black cowboys are my hero's cuz I know the road is hard...I admire all cowboy's and cowgirls cuz y'all have heart as big as the bull's y'all ride. Keep on keepin' on! God bless!
“Any time you different or stand out you got that x on your back” I bet you read that in a southern accent
Lmfao yo how'd you know
Did you?
I mean, I’m from Texas so. Lol
I mean I'm from North Carolina so
i didnt
Bull riding is also an extremely popular sport in some parts of Mexico. Here in California, most of these riders are Latino.
I went to a rodeo in Puerto Vallarta and they had a black rider they called el gansito.
@@JohnSmith-lk9fv lol nice
Mauricio Labra it is a whit sport most of the professionals are white making it a white sport...plus America only recongnizes black and white sooo even if it was a Mexican sport (which it’s not) nobody would care
Say most are white when u meet them all. It’s not a white sport whatsoever and is really a big part of Mexican culture. In the us, in a lot of parts, it may be mostly white riders but it’s no where as big as it is in Mexico.
Jose Maldonado bro so what america has the nba nfl mlb golf tennis and so many other professional sports AND entertainment Mexico doesn’t even compare and like I said bull riding is majority white..nobody cares about the little Mexicans riding for fun or a couple nickels in Mexico 😂😂 here in America the PROFESSIONAL RELM IS 98% white...not no little amateurs but PROFESSIONAL
He was running no 1 this year. Mitchell ; Outs. 479 ; Streak. -3 ; Season Points. 182.50 ; Rides. 153 ; Money Earned. $336k.
Also his estimated earnings total at around $1 million.
This was a very informative video. I enjoyed the input.
What's amazing is how Zeke just jumps off of the bull. Everyone else falls, but this dude just walks it off
It’s honestly sad how his “friends” got so offended over him saying his own experience. But to answer your question sense big head boy. Seeing someone who is like you doing something that many people like you don’t do gives you courage to step up and do it too because it’s like, “he stepped up in a world not many of my kind do so I can too”
How stupid!
It’s sad that you have such a racist mindset
That's insulting how you use friends in quotations. Sure, they can do better but just because they are uncomfortable doesn't make them not friends. -_-
I mean at the end his friend admitted he doesn’t see it because he does t know what it’s like to be black
Maybe because they aren’t racist?
He is a star in the sport, he probably gets more racism from fellow blacks.
My cousin Steve Reagor is the only black calf roping champion in Oklahoma. That side of my family are all accomplished cowboys and cowgirls and Im proud of all them.
That’s very cool! Sounds like a talented family you have
Next video: Being a White NBA Player in a Majority Black Sport.
yes lol
Steve Nash comes to mind lol
What about being a black owner
@Kevin magic is a doesn't own a team?? And he's 1 black owner outta how many in professional sports combined????
@Kevin Yes ofc start rambling about shit that has nothing to do with the main point like the hick you are. As he said loads of whites are in the nba but as owners instead of players. Not the case for bull riding.
I hate how dismissive his friends are because "they don't see it." Just because you don't experience it doesn't mean it doesn't exist that's sad
I mean that goes both ways. People act like black people cant be racist just because they don’t see it. So welcome to life I guess.
@@KarstRats Right. And that goes for all the Black cops shooting white people dead in the streets constantly with no repercussions...oh. Wait--it's the opposite.
When our racism can leave you unalive, get at me. Until then, your white tears are absolutely delish.
I agree bro
One thing I have found...the ones like him who are somewhat dismissive are largely so because they don't have that racist bone in their bodies.
@@KarstRats i don’t think it’s acting i think it’s just bc the racism towards black ppl is much stronger and rooted in their history so it tends to overshadow any ‘racism’ from pocs towards white ppl or other pocs
This story is a huge eye opener. I’ve been a barrel racer for 30 years. Had 1 black family. That quickly became beloved and always had true people they rode with and were truly happy just to see our friends. A family I grew up knowing. And will always respect. I think everyone is welcome in any sport. I’ll be following these riders.
What a bad ass. Mad respect for him & these minorities cowboys. You have to have the right state of mind when you are the only minority in certain scenarios. Best wishes for them. This is so awesome!
My dad was in this same sport for around 5 years and i never knew how dangerous this was, i have seen though people getting hurt, stepped on and rushed to the hospital. His dream was to own bulls of his own, he owned 4-5 he had to sell them so he could buy his own land to keep them in. He cried for them and it broke my heart. We have land now, and he's getting more bulls for people to ride them, he has retired from riding them himself because my mom was worried he might not come out alive someday. He has pictures and his equipment:) im happy he got to do it for some time without getting hurt, he loved doing it.
It's a WHOLE all black rodeo circuit in the south. They come to Shreveport, LA once a year. My HBCU performs at it every year. I'm just sitting here waiting for them to mention it.
Edit: Okay. They mentioned it.
What does HBCU stand for?
Bruce Wayne You'll have to watch this, in it's entirety. It's hard to understand.
ruclips.net/video/9pJshmzrq84/видео.html
Breyonna Morgan nice. So y’all Can talk shit about white people all day loser
I THINK IT SHOULD JUST BE A RODEO CIRCUT NO RACE IN FRONT OF THE NAME
Yea last time they only talked about the black rodeo and it may people feel like that is a common thing, whereas this time they showed it in a better light as a way to get people into the sport.
I'm from Houston TX and black and white have complete love and respect for each other as individuals here I love my city and my state
Love his attention 'I'm going to fit in here whether you like it or not' - yessss. That is what I like a fighting spirit that doesn't care what others think - others will have to just adapt.❤
Well Ezekiel Mitchell just won his first ever rodeo as a black man the first one he ever entered!
You made it sound like he won some as a white guy and this is he first one he won as a black guy 🤣🤣🤣
You're so stupid. He won a rodeo as a BULL RIDER!
@@NunYa953 yup.
I am Black and was born in SD California. My Mom and Dad were originally from south Texas a lil bit north of Houston. It was a culture shock for me when I met the Black kids in Texas vs California. I always dressed casually. I always wore loose fit jeans and maybe a polo or loose fit shirt and most of the times I got made fun of or picked on because I didn't dress like the other wannabe Black Cowboys and got called a thug or a gangster for dressing differently than them. Most of the Black friends I had growing up in Texas families were big into trail rides, zydeco music, country living and rodeos. For most of my youth I never really fit in growing up in Texas. I'm 37 now and still regret the move back to Texas. I am also retired military. A few years ago I was able to got back to California via the National Training Center. I remember meeting a local white person in Barstow. We talked for a good bit and he told me a joke about the weather and I got it the first time around. Even with going back to California via the NTC, I felt more at home in the middle of the desert for a month than I ever did in 37+ years in Texas. I currently live in central Texas. I like here for the diversity of the the community, but back home it was very lacking. When I graduated from high school, there was 6 Black kids in a whole school of 400. Even my wife who is Black her family is really big into this life style and most of my Aunts, uncles and cousins are even dressed out like Cowboys or Cowgirls at almost ever family reunion. I can recall to this day when my Grandpa was still living he always wore a Cowboy hat when he was 98 years old. This part of Texas is almost a whole different world if you have never been.
That's what I said. I grew up in Oklahoma and there were many black cowboys and girls. It's a whole culture that most people live out that way. And bullriding doesn't make you a cowboy.
@@kiki29073 Same in Louisiana
Prior service too bro. All i can say is every texan i met the first thing that comes out of their head is Texas and will you please call me Tex.
It's the environment
@@hounddog3476 LOL call me TEX
Learning that there is an all-black-heritage based rodeo organization is awesome. I hope rodeo organizations around the country reach out/help fund and do invitationals or something with them. It could be really cool and beneficial to everyone imo!
I ain't a cowboy but I've been around the sport and cowboying all my life, i think I speak for the vast majority of people that I know, if you get on a bull you have our respect, wether you're black, white, man, woman, cat or dog. Obviously not everyone feels that way, but I've never personally met someone that feels differently. Just my 2 cents for what it's worth
I'm white af and i can tell you that i would accept this guy into any sport that the majority is white. People should concentrate more on skill then race. Respect
@@moneymantwin1267 lmao 😂🤣
@@moneymantwin1267 haaaaahaha wtf
@@northstar2621 I got from the breakfast club ctgod be calling white people that
@@nathaniel7744 I'm glad u were able to take a joke bro u a good dude 😂😂👌
@@moneymantwin1267 hilarious lol
Cowboy has no color
Amen.
Cowboys are works
OUTLAWS FOR LIFE
@Goatbe Bryant the native Americans were not cowboys, the spanish were
@Goatbe Bryant lol right mexican cowboys helped whites expand into the west
😰😨 just the intro vid had me scared 😱 respect man .
Blessings & protection sent over the young gifted man. May he continue to prosper & engulf positive energy 💫🙏🤲💪
this guys waves are 100 percent god damn
yall sleeping on my mans waves
Speak English
NPC #7393361 that isn’t even hard to understand dumbass
Ricardo Escobedo I knew I wasn’t the only one who peeped that ocean
They only 180s so they ain't that cold
So wut, he wear a stocking for a long time?
Damn host lookin wavey af
YAO wave check
Haywood Jablomie it can mean that his hairstyle (called waves) are exceptional. The term can also be applied to one’s whole style. Similar to being “fresh” or “fly”.
Awesome video and thank you for sharing!! I hope Zeke is still in it to win it all!! Blessings to him and his family!! Amen 🙏🏾 ✌🏾✊🏾🤎🖤❤️🐂
Hey I thought I'd compliment you on checking out the PBR video that I just got through looking at and I really enjoyed it and I've been to a lot of professional bull rides live and in person and that's one of my favorite sports next to professional football and my favorite team in the NFL is number one the Dallas Cowboys you all have a blessed day and thank you and keep up the good work and y'all play a safe out there on them Bulls bye
Same thing with us Native Americans, we have alot of cowboy talent coming out of Arizona and New Mexico 💪
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@Mauricio Labra nope
I know so many Native and Mexican cowboys. I am one. Gila River represent ayyy
Don’t leave out Oklahoma ❤️
Mauricio Labra you act like Mexico needed the land. If Mexico still owned all that it’d just be ran by cartels and king pins.
Some y’all need to realize your countries sold your land heritage and everything else to America for money. If you think the kings and rulers back then sold the stuff for the tribe or community’s well being you’re crazy 😂 they sold your land to make them selves rich. Don’t hate America for doing business.
Travis Scott should donate to this dude 🤔
Straight up
Unfortunately brothers don’t invest in other brothers doing positive things outside the “norm”.
Slaptactical GymNGunz Travis loves the rodeo he should want to see this man succeed or unless he’s greedy or something 🤔
He should put him in his video doing his rodeo shit, visuals would look good.
don’t let this distract you from the fact that he still hasn’t dropped astroworld
This man's going to be a legend if he stay with it..he doing what he loves to do an making it .hear him say he going be out there weather we like it or not..yeah that's type person no1 will stop...keep riding my dude salute to you
Underrated BUT VERY appreciated! You're awesome, still handsome and brave to be YOU regardless of what other people say to you Warrior. You found your spirit tribute although they may not fully understand due to social constructs ... you and the men you who do what you do. Hats off! Canada loves you... I'm a 9th generation African Canadian great great grandfather's cow "boys" and First Nations, so I know what's up ;). I've been to Alberta, still " remember" still loving, regardless of colour, you men are the real super heroes 🤗
You know your example of the hypocrite thinking. Like you your telling m you doing good but remember your blk n
Minority bout stupid as vice channel
They should have had a white dude interview the white people if they wanted real answers.
Haha denial denial denial
Should've gone undercover, no one wants to get exposed by a camera
Should've used a lie detector
Facts
Exactly....ofc they gon tell him a PC answer. Theyd feel more comfortable w a white interviewer
I know the feeling. I used to compete in the IGRA rodeos bronc riding. As a black man, heard a lot of nasty stuff in the stands, but gotta shake it off, go do your job the best you can, and don't let those small minds get into YOUR mind. AMEN, man. Amen to you!
Jay Bannerboy Someone with a brain, lol
But alots of people's respect him like me because I don't care about color of skin
Brazil has an enormous presence in professional bull riding.
There were so many great black cowboys in the old west. Because of racism you will never here their stories or see them in old westerns.
Fuckin lies lol. There are movies and books lol
@@HUNTERCOPELR name them so we can watch
My father told me a black man made the lasso yes sir.. just like the stop light.. dont hear about it.
There's plenty of books about them,though.
@grandeurlies lol
When Neil said he looks around the stadium to see faces that are similar to his I FELT that. IDK what it is, but I myself find myself looking for familiar faces when I walk in a room.
So, you prefer to be around people that have similar experiences and interests as you, people that are like you...fortunately you're black, otherwise you'd be known as a 'racist'.
Small hats...controlling the narrative in America for decades. If "they" can't convince you to hate your 'whiteness', then they'll train your children to hate you.
The black man's 'oppression' is a tool of powerful people behind the scenes.
Take Vice for example...
Vice Media Group LLC
Founders: Suroosh Alvi, Shane Smith, Gavin McInnes
Headquarters: Montreal, Quebec, Canada (1994-2001), Brooklyn, New York, United States (2001-present)
CEO: Nancy Dubuc
Owner: Shane Smith (20%), The Walt Disney Company (16%), A&E Networks (20%), TPG Capital (44%), Soros Fund Management (10%)
If you take just a few minutes to look up who the top executives and owners of these companies are (Soros Fund is pretty obvious, Yeah, the same Soros funding BLM riots), you'll quickly realize that there is a common thread, from Google (RUclips) to Facebook, Walt Disney to Vice, the largest advertising agencies to their control of the smallest ones (and if you don't know that advertising plays a huge part in controlling the narrative, then you aren't paying attention)...the levers of power are in the hands of a very small minority of people that are fond of small hats...and hate Christian based White Western society.
... point being, from the CEO to the majority shareholders, there are a lot of small hats controlling the narrative, just as there were during the Civil Rights movement. Vice produced a lot of excellent informative content in its early years, but has since just become part of controlled media.
@@1966johnnywayne you’re dense. It’s not racist to look for a familiar face in a crowd full of people who don’t look like you. If you’re in a forgien country, you’re of course going to find someone who looks like you, bc it’s would be easier to communicate with them. The whole point of this really isn’t to say that white people are racist at all. If anything I think them covering a black man in the south, which is stereotyped as heavily racist. Yet they showed his white fans and many people who actually supported him. You’re not supposed to watch this video and find a conclusion. This video is supposed to up your mind and start conversations.
@@TH-io9yw to look into a crowd and the faces that you see 'which you deem to be familiar only upon their race' is literally defining racism...
@@TH-io9yw you have many preconceived notions about people in the south and dont feel ashamed to share them in public forums because you're ideals are backed up by bs ideology spread by a large number of people. I wish that anything i said or anyone could say would make you see this or at least think about it.
@@steste2181 “prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.”
So first of all that’s not racism. It’s not racism because it’s not discrimination so be familiar with someone of your own race. It’s basic human nature. I would be discriminating if he ignore his white fans but he doesn’t. Simply looking in the audience for a familiar face is not racist what so ever.
What preconceived notions? I said that the south a stereotyped as racist. Have you not heard this stereotype before? And also just by me saying this stereotype exists does not imply that I think it’s true.
Again this video flew right over your head. If you want to get mad again please go back and read the comments above until it finally clicks.
I’d be more than happy to have a conversation you but literally everything you just said was false. Pls tell me what ideals I shared in my post that offended you so much?
Great story. Love to see my peeps rise above the circumstances.
I’m very glad this is surfacing. Being in the industry I know that it is hard for anyone that is different to be comfortable in that atmosphere. There are a lot of racist elders that haven’t died off but I see change happening. In a lot of circumstances due to the new outlooks on diversity- I’ve seen people of a different race blow up because they are unlike the others. I love it and hope it continues. I know some bad ass cowboys and they all represent different races and nationalities. I encourage anyone with guts to go after that glory!
Lee Adams is bringing Vice back from the grave. Challenging questions + professionalism = amazing journalism
I have to agree, I don’t have a problem with how he does his job so far
Totally agree!
Literally race baiting every question
@@user-fz3sz2dj4r - I agree, fishing for it at every angle until he could get a bite, terrible journalism.
Agreed... I was wondering what's up.
“Being a Black Bull rider in a predominantly white sport” it’s obviously about race guys, if you don’t enjoy it then leave, some of y’all missing the point
Josh Escobar it is about race, you’re right. It really shouldn’t be about trying to dig out a gem of racism...an African American cowboy triumphing: good
You must be a victim of being black in a white sport: stupid
@IMxYOURxDADDY For lack of speed or skill, not cuz of race, but yes of course, there is prejudice in those spheres as well
@@AutoSearPin they are asking though, what's wrong with that? They did the same with that white dude in a black university
I don’t necessarily think it’s racist because most black children aren’t even interested in bull riding in the first place. No one is saying that you have to be white to participate in this sport, it’s just very unpopular because very few African Americans grow up with these customs
@@AutoSearPin I guess you missed the part where they said they've faced racism in the sport.