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The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

Eliza Arthur

Eliza Arthur, Staff Photographer

Eliza Arthur (she/her) is a staff photographer for Xpress Magazine and is majoring in photojournalism and minoring in marketing and Africana studies at SF State. She has a passion for photographing people of color, people within the LBGTQ+ community and others who may not be highlighted in mainstream media. In her free time she enjoys collecting vinyl records and baking.

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Willy Jones with his 12-year-old horse at the Oakland Black Cowboy Association 51st Annual Parade and Festival on October 4th, 2025. (Eliza Arthur / Xpress Magazine)

Cowboys of Color

Eliza Arthur, Staff Photographer
February 12, 2026

In the late 19th century the depiction of a white man on a horse bearing a rope dressed in chaps and spurs was commonly seen within Hollywood, artwork, and early advertisements but that is historically...

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