Cheryl White, the first African American female jockey, was taking the horse racing world by storm in 1976. Cheryl began her career as a 17-year-old in neighboring Ohio but won races across the ...

Cheryl White's story is told in “The Jockey and Her Horse,” a book for young readers by her brother and New York Times reporter Sarah Maslin Nir.

Linda Blackford: Cheryl White was the first licensed Black woman jockey at the age of 17, but her story was also forgotten. A new book aims to change that.

At 17 years old, Cheryl White became the first Black woman registered as a jockey in 1971. Her story is the focus of a middle grade novel, The Jockey and Her Horse, by brother Raymond White and ...

Cheryl White’s name may not sound familiar, but she was a trailblazer in the equestrian world, becoming the first licensed female Black jockey at 17 years old in 1971.

The White family was a true horse family. Raymond worked for decades as a jockey agent, but it was his sister Cheryl who grew to become a household name before she even graduated high school.

Buck White, founder of the Grammy Award-winning bluegrass trio the Whites, has died. Buck White joined daughters Sharon and Cheryl White to form the Whites when the girls were young.