One of the funniest Wyoming stereotypes that many outsiders still believe (even in 2025), is that there are no minorities that live here. To take it a step further, a lot of folks seem to think there are no African-Americans here.

As a Black man and a Wyoming native, born in Casper in the 1900s (for all the late Millennials and Gen-Zers reading), this has always been funny to me. There are literally Black people everywhere on the planet. Every country, every continent, every climate on Earth, there are Black folks there. As someone that has lived abroad and traveled extensively, I can personally attest to this.

Although born in the Cowboy State, I moved around a lot in my youth. I lived in Colorado and Missouri, before my mother and I eventually landed in Flint, Michigan. I remember quit

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