Former House Speaker Terrance Carroll, a Denver Democrat, and his horse That’s my horse Skippa Perli Moon — aka Luna — Saturday in Arvada. (Handout from Carroll)
Colorado’s rich history of black cowboys, ranchers and farmers will be honored Friday on the House floor as part of Black History Month.
Rep. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, will pay tribute to Paul Stewart, founder of the Black American West Museum in the Five Points neighborhood, and Lu Vason, president and producer of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo.
“I’m very thankful that Rep. Fields is honoring this oft forgotten part of the American West,” said former House Speaker Terrance Carroll, who will attend the event. “The American West would not have been the American West without the contribution of black cowboys, ranchers and farmers.”
