By: Johnny Resendiz
OWASSO, Oklahoma -
The inaugural Black Wall Street Centennial Rodeo canceled its last day of the events Sunday after some cowboys and their horses were injured in an accident. It s a big bummer because, I mean, that s how you learn the process and get introduced to rodeo as a kid like I was, cowboy Stephen Reagor said.
Reagor said Sunday was when he would have given dozens of Black kids their first rodeo experience.
Instead, he is only giving a handful of kids their first horseback ride. As long as he can educate at least one kid about what he loves about rodeos, Reagor said it was worth it.
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Community Reacts To Remember & Rise Cancelation: ‘Not About A Moment, But A Movement’
A lot of people are disappointed with the last-minute cancellation of the Remember and Rise Centennial event. Although there was a sense of letdown, the sense of resilience was far more present.
Keith Ewing, a business owner in Greenwood, said the centennial feels different without a main event. This was the whole cake itself, so now you just have the icing and maybe a cherry. So yeah, we could say that there is more that is happening. Which is absolutely correct and let s not take away from that, but this was a really huge thing, Ewing said.
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Muskogee native Starr Fisher recalled how her late uncle, Apostle Lathon Archie, served his community. He had the mind and the heart to give, she said. He was a servant in every capacity of the word.
Archie, founder and pastor of Faith Deliverance Christian Center, died in 2015. Archie established such programs as Royal Instructional School of Excellence, Precious Little Angels Childcare and Students Taking a New Direction (STAND).
Fisher, who now operates Manhattan Catering in Tulsa, said she wants to honor her uncle by hosting the Lathon Archie Memorial Holiday Give-A-Way 6 p.m. Christmas Eve at Archie s former church. The objective is to feed folks and give those kids toys, she said. If people are hungry and need help with groceries or things, we re also going to have bags for people who show up.