Charles Sudduth is sitting inside the Black-owned restaurant AKÂDI PDX in Portland when the general manager, Robyn Harris, tells Sudduth that she has to hurry up and buy tickets for 8 Seconds Rodeo.

In what is being called the most significant rule change in the history of pro bull riding, PBR today reduced the length of time required for a qualified bull ride from 8 to 6 seconds. Any rider who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Canva Ivan McClellan’s journey into the world of Black rodeo began in 2015 when he found himself at a Black rodeo in Okmulgee, ...

Philadelphia is set for a high-energy night of rodeo action when the 8 Seconds Rodeo takes over the Liacouras Center on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. Doors open at 3 p.m., and the competition begins at 7 p ...

IT'S A FALL AFTERNOON in Philadelphia. The stands begin filling with anticipatory fans as athletes are rushing to prep their horses behind the scenes. It's only a matter of moments before Jayy Hardin ...

Ivan McClellan has had two million pounds of dirt to fill Temple University’s Liacouras Center for a “radically Black rodeo” on Saturday, along with 15 bulls, six broncos, 10 sheep, and more than 20 ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- With lassos in hand, top Black rodeo athletes are riding to Philadelphia this weekend. The "8 Seconds Rodeo" is a one-night spectacle of sport, culture, and community. It will ...

When Ivan McClellan first picked up a camera, he didn’t realize it would lead him to reshape the landscape of professional rodeo. The founder and CEO of 8 Seconds Rodeo, a Black rodeo, spent 15 years ...