nytimes May 29, 2021 10:00am Remembering Cheryl White, the First Black Female Jockey #raceandethnicity #blackpeople #horseracing #jockeysdriversandtrainers #contenttypepersonalprofile #jetmagazine #jockeyclubthe #jockeysguild #ohio #california #blackhistorycontinued2021 #news How the First Black Female Jockey Rode Into Oblivion Fifty years ago, Cheryl White became America’s first licensed Black female jockey when she was just 17 years old. So why doesn’t the world know her name?