Black Girl Magic Fact: Selina ‘Pennie’ Brown
The Cowgirls of Color came together through fate. It all began when Selina ‘Pennie’ Brown, pictured second from left, met a few black cowboys at a Maryland club. “We partied for years!” she says with a laugh. Then, in 2014, one of the cowboys’ fathers said he wanted to start an all-black, all-female relay team.
An athlete at heart with a deep love of cowgirl chic, Brown began training the following April. “Those were the best Sundays ever. We would train cookout, line-dance, sit-around, and have a good time,” she says fondly, recalling some of the group’s extracurricular pastimes. Five months later, the Cowgirls of Color debuted at the legendary Bill Pickett Rodeo, and left a mark that would transform both the traditionally white male-dominated US sport and Brown’s life.
In 2015, Brown launched The Stand Foundation in her hometown of Washington, DC. “When I started riding, I saw all the therapeutic benefits of horse culture, (introducing) them to kids who are dealing with trauma,” she explains. “I’m not looking to be a rodeo champion; I am looking to create them. We can save so many people just by using these horses!”
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