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In the game of golf there is also a history timeline filled with events that were chronicled and have a place in history. Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA.

Black Achievements in the Game of Golf

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Carter G. Woodson conceived the idea of “Negro History Week” in 1926 and worked long and hard over the years to see...

Black History4 years ago

COMMENTARY: Inspiring Tennis from Serena, Tiafoe, and Coco Gauff

By Emil Guillermo Tennis, anyone? In my Mission District neighborhood growing up, we had courts. But us kids always chose the adjoining basketball court. And in...

Earning Membership and becoming a PGA Teaching Professional is Demarkis Cooper’s way of making a living through that passion.

BlackPressUSA4 years ago

Inspiring Passion at the Ground Level

NNPA NEWSWIRE — As one of the PGA’s rare Black Professionals – fewer than 1% of PGA Professionals are African American – Demarkis Cooper understands his...

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire, Tim O’Neal, PGA Tour’s next great Black champion,

Black History5 years ago

Shippen Invitational Champion Tim O’Neal Expects More African Americans in Golf

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Because of the PGA Tour’s commitment to First Tee, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), and other programs and initiatives, golfer Tim O’Neal’s...

Atlanta Voice8 years ago

Tiger’s Comeback Cashes In a Father’s Investment

THE ATLANTA VOICE — The greatest golfer ever completed his comeback this past Sunday afternoon. Yes, that golfer. Yes, it took place in Atlanta. Yes, tens...