The Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo (BPIR) a Denver based corporation that produces rodeos across the United States.
The BPIR circuit is composed of African American cowboys and cowgirls from across the nation, which has acted as a feeder group for both the PRCA and IPRA organizations, with names such as Fred Whitfield, Ronnie Fields, Darnell Tipton, Jesse "slugger" Guillory, Marilyn LeBlanc and Deboraha Akin.
BPIR has also fed the PBR Asso-ciation with such riders as Gary Ricahrds, Lee Akin and Mike Moore.
The BPIR with a 24-year proven history provides educational, cultural and entertaining events around the country while promoting the heritage of African Americans in the development of the west.
