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PHOTOS: Bill Pickett Rodeo celebrates 40 years of riding, roping and mutton bustin’ at the National Western
Margo Wade-LaDrew’s voice tips into reverence when she talks about the MLK, Jr. African American Heritage Rodeo of Champions, which took place on Jan. 15 at the National Western Stock Show in Denver.   Wade-LaDrew is the national sponsorship and development director of the only Black rodeo in the world.  It’s named after Bill Pickett, a Black cowboy renowned for inventing the sport of steer wrestling. (His technique for subduing a steer involved grabbing its horns, twisting its head and biting its nose or lower lip, according to the National Rodeo Hall of Fame.) His namesake rodeo was founded in 1984, by entertainment producer Lu Vason who is credited with assembling the group that would

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