Jordan Peele Taps Houston Greats for Black Cowboy Documentary Set To Premiere This Fall

‘High Horse: The Black Cowboy’ Documentary

By: Joshua Martin

Academy Award winning director Jordan Peele, known for his hit films Get Out and Nope, has a new documentary coming to Peacock later this month. Highlighting the history of Black cowboys while also challenging the whitewashed mythology surrounding cowboy culture. “High Horse: The Black Cowboy” is a three part doc that confronts and reclaims the "Wild West" while exploring the largely untold history of the Black cowboy.  

“I’m grateful to Monkeypaw for amplifying the powerful voices and long-standing culture of Black cowboys and cowgirls through High Horse: The Black Cowboy, on Peacock. Their history is inseparable from the story of our country and this project aims to honor and celebrate their lasting legacy.”

— Jordan Peele 

High Horse: The Black Cowboy | Official Trailer | Peacock Original

The documentary will feature original interviews from Peele, rapper Blanco Brown, queen of blaxploitation movies Pam Grier, model Lori Harvey, rapper Rick Ross, the Los Angeles-based youth outreach group The Compton Cowboys and Houston's own Bun B and Tina Knowles. Jason Perez served as director for the documentary, while R&B and soul legend Raphael Saadiq composed the score.

Bun B, a Houston icon and a major figure in southern hip-hop, has been headlining the Houston Rodeo's Black Heritage Night as of late. Which has become a large celebration of Black cowboy culture. 

Tina Knowles has long been an outspoken defender of her daughter Beyonce's trek into country music, highlighting the history of Black cowboys and Black contributions to country music, and her own upbringing in Galveston, Texas, and her Louisiana Creole heritage. 

“We have always celebrated cowboy culture growing up in Texas. When people ask why is Beyonce wearing cowboy hats? It’s really funny, I actually laugh because it’s been there since she was a kid, we went to rodeos every year and my whole family dressed in western fashion.”

— Tina Knowles via IG in response to Cowboy Carter critics  

“High Horse: The Black Cowboy” will premiere exclusively on Peacock, Thursday, November 20th.

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