Hidden History: Cheryl White Was The First Black Female Jockey. Her Story Is Finally Being Told

Hidden History: Cheryl White Was The First Black Female Jockey. Her Story Is Finally Being Told

Essence Magazine:

Young Black Women riding a horse By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated March 18, 2024

In 1971, when she was only 17-years-old, Cheryl White made history as “the first licensed Black female jockey” in America.

Just before she died of a heart attack in 2019, White told a reporter

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