BY AAGD STAFF April 14, 2020 — on Monday, the PGA of America announced the establishment of its Golf Emergency Relief Fund which will seek to distribute up to $10…
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Golfer Dan Copeland Pens Letter to Atlanta Mayor Offering Solution to Reopen Municipal Courses
by Debert Cookby Debert CookBY AAGD STAFF April 13, 2020 — So many things have changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and when it comes to playing golf the rules seem to depend on where you…
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Minister Abdul Hafeez Muhammad N.O.I. Leader Loses Battle to COVID-19
by Debert Cookby Debert CookBY AAGD STAFF (April 12, 2020) — Student Minister Abdul Hafeez Muhammad has died from coronavirus. Muhammad was the leader of the Eastern Regional Headquarters of the Nation of Islam…
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APRIL 10, 2020 To continue to serve the game of golf at the grassroots level and provide immediate financial support to golf communities in need, the USGA has established an…
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Roy Hastick, CEO/Founder, Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry Dies
by Debert Cookby Debert CookApril 9, 2020 Grenadian Roy Hastick, who founded the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACCI), has died, according to NowGrenada.com. A victim of the Covid-19, Hastick died in…
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Tiger Woods being sued by fan who says his caddie shoved and injured him
by Debert Cookby Debert CookApril 9, 2020 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – An attorney for a man who was allegedly intentionally shoved by Tiger Woods’s caddie, Joe LaCava, during the 2018 Valspar Tournament is asking…
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Quincy L. Leonard of Leo Golf Academy Shares His Safe Play Advice During COVID-19
by Debert Cookby Debert CookBY AAGD STAFF April 7, 2020 In this segment of Tee Box, African American Golfer’s Digest publisher Debert Cook speaks with Quincy L. Leonard, Founder of the LEO Golf Academy…
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Earl G. Graves Sr., Founder, Black Enterprise Magazine Passes Away at 85
by Debert Cookby Debert CookAPRIL 7, 2020 (Black Enterprise Magazine) Black Enterprise Founder and Publisher Earl G. Graves, Sr., the quintessential entrepreneur who created a vehicle of information and advocacy that has inspired four…
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Golf schedule 2020: A November Masters Announced, other majors shuffled due to coronavirus pandemic
by Debert Cookby Debert CookBY AAGD STAFF APRIL 6, 2020 The PGA Tour, USGA, R&A, PGA of America and Augusta National Golf Club clarified Monday morning in a joint statement that three of the…
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A Tiger at the Bronx Zoo tests positive for COVID-19 with six other zoo animals showing symptoms
by Debert Cookby Debert CookAPRIL 5, 2020 (CNN.COM) Nadia, a tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York, has become the first of her kind to test positive for the coronavirus. The 4-year-old female…
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Memorial Service Details for Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery
by Debert Cookby Debert CookATLANTA (April 3, 2020) – A private family burial for Dr. Joseph E. Lowery was held in Atlanta on Saturday, April 4. The “Dean of the Civil Rights Movement” was laid…
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BY AAGD STAFF April 3, 2020 — With tens of thousands of Americans dying, we are monitoring the current COVID-19 (coronavirus) situation very closely. The health, safety, and well-being of…