Karen Ekuban. Can the Rodeo Save a Historic Black Town?” tells the sweeping and deeply human story of Boley, Oklahoma—once a thriving all-Black town on the Plains—and the people fighting to keep its heritage alive. Through immersive reporting and vivid historical reconstruction, the article follows Karen Ekuban, a determined promoter who attempts to revive the Boley Rodeo, the oldest Black rodeo in America, as a way to preserve the town’s past and imagine its future. Her efforts unfold against a backdrop of boarded-up buildings, dwindling population, and the fading memory of a time when Boley’s promise drew national attention and symbolized Black independence in the West.