Dear Friends and Supporters,
As the holiday season surrounds us with warmth and joy, I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to each of you on behalf of the African American Golfer’s Digest. Your unwavering support and engagement throughout the year have meant the world to us, and I couldn’t be more thankful to have you as part of our community. The last 21-years of publishing the African American Golfer’s Digest has relied heavily on your involvement and support. For this, I say Thank you! Thank you!!, Thank you!!!
This holiday season is a time for reflection, connection, and celebration. It’s a chance to cherish the moments that bring us together and to spread kindness wherever we can. Whether you’re gathering with loved ones, in America or Africa, or another part of this wonderful world, taking time for yourself, or creating new traditions, I hope your holidays are filled with peace, laughter, and love.
Looking ahead, I’m filled with excitement for the opportunities and possibilities of the coming year. Together, we’ve built something extraordinary that has helped thousands of youth and adults in their golfing journey, and I’m eager to continue sharing meaningful moments, stories, and achievements with you.
“Stay the course,” —as I have been encouraged by my mentors and those whom I have admired from near and afar, including: Renee Powell, Ken Bentley, Jim Thorpe, Rufus “Jambo” Lewis, Jim Beatty, Wendell Haskins, Clyde Henderson, Harold Varner III, Stanley Wanambwa, LaJean Gould, Ramona Harriet, Renee Fluker, Willie Simmons Jr., Michael Cooper, Ph.D., Howard Bankhead, Paula Tucker, Willie Leon McGee, Damian Cosby, Dyrrle Osborne, Tracy Raoul, Briggette Harrington, Tarek “Ty” DeLavallade, Gladys Lee, Toni Randolph, Vernel Bennett, Kathleen Watson, M.D., Lance Minnifield, Al Quarles, Ph.D., Willie Jones, Arthur Johnson, Tonja Delaine, Ronald Smith, Pete McDaniel, John Perry, Coach Gene Tate, Walter Wallace, Ro Thompson, Clemmie Perry, Percy/Jackie & Kevin Hall, Teddy Tripp, Doris M. Stoutermire, Robin Aikens, Jeffrey Sammons, Ph.D., R. Shawn Summerville, Andia Winslow, Faye Horton, Henry Lyals Battle, Willie Mack III, Phyllis-Stevenson Jenkins, Andy Brewer, Omarosa Manigault Newman, Bill Fullard, Beverly Harrison J.D., LaVerne Mitchell, Theresa Goode, Bert Cody Jr., LJ Finney, Ashaunta Epps, Derrick Stingley, Michael Thomas, Craig Bowen, Jenny Bethune, Larry Mitchell, Mark Pollard, Esq., Addie Fripp Cobb, Jay Dillard, Nayaba Arinde, Mark Lowry, Ashaunta Epps, Bishop Adolphus Glenn Brady, Kamaiu Johnson, Shermanetta Clinkscale, Voncile Tucker, LaVerne Dixon, Quincy Leonard, Angelique Y. Johnson, Demetrice Burgess, Avery Becton, Michael Williams, Rudy Richmond, Byron Keith Mitchell Sr., Otis Windham, Jerry Roebuck, Avis Brown-Riley, Vera Moore, Wanda McKenzie, John Simpson, G. Keith Alexander, Charlene Williams, Dr. Dreamer Brown, Rosalind McLymont, Carl Jackson, Jewel Love, John Love, Kathryn McManus, Judith Rhodes, Brian Dale Pearson, Lorenzo Hobbs, John Wonders, Suan (Sujay) Johnson Cook, and so many, many more….
Wishing you and your loved ones a season of joy and a New Year filled with health, happiness, and success. Thank you for being an integral part of our journey.
Warm holiday wishes,
Debert Cook, CMP
Publisher
African American Golfer’s Digest
