Keeping Western ways alive in the Valley s Black communities
Members of the Valley s Black community are working to keep the western cowboy spirit alive in modern times.
and last updated 2021-05-14 13:32:04-04
LAVEEN, AZ â Most people know the story of the Lone Ranger. It s not so widely known that the story was inspired by Bass Reeves, an African American lawman who became a legend.
African American cowboys played a big part in helping settle the West. That way of life is still around today which you can see if you visit Knight Ranch in Laveen.
A young man by the name of TJ, 23, was fresh off his overnight job and showed up at 6 a.m.