Atlanta, GA -- August 4, 2008 -- Sistributions Syndication, webmasters http://www.DryerBuzz.com is please to announce the launch of http://www.AtlantaWomanOwned.com (AWO). Follow the news of Atlanta women minding her own business. Contributor/Autho ...
Posted Monday, August 4th 2008 at 12:29PM
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The African American Golf Foundation, Inc. (AAGF) is a 501(c) non-profit organization founded in 1987 by Executive Director Edward Oden, at a time when golf was still not all-inclusive. Mr. Oden founded AAGF with a simple mission in mind: Bring the g ...
Posted Monday, August 4th 2008 at 9:54AM
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As much as gas cost today, this is like watching Ludacris dump a truck full on an already lit fire. A call to action to be “offended” has been unleashed against Ludacris for his contribution of support to his candidate of choice. In the The New ...
Posted Thursday, July 31st 2008 at 3:47PM
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This week on DryerBuzz & Company - Open Mic with Killer Mike. It’s the interview we’ve been waiting for and sure to be a best of “What’s Up with That Brother?”
We’ll talk to Killer Mike about this video, Hip Hop, the N Word(s), Black I ...
Posted Wednesday, July 30th 2008 at 1:20PM
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The Black McDonald’s Operator Association, BMOA Wheels of Dreams Youth Foundation has kicked off the sign-up for their 9th Annual Wheels of Dreams Youth Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic fundraiser that will be held October, 20, 2008.
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Posted Wednesday, July 30th 2008 at 1:05PM
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A graduate of Detroit Northern High School, Ben distinguished himself as a player and instructor at a time few African-Americans were encouraged to participate in golf. His years of devotion to the game and his playing ability made him a role model. ...
Posted Wednesday, July 23rd 2008 at 12:41PM
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Lee Elder (1934 - ) is well known as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters in 1975 and 1977. He was also the first Black player in the South African PGA tournament in 1971, which led to the integration of the tournament gallery that year.
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Posted Wednesday, July 9th 2008 at 9:11AM
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Lake Arbor Golf Club (Washington, DC) was founded in 1967 by Hercules Pitts. Featuring an 18-hole, par-71 course that measures 6359 yds from the championship tees, Lake Arbor's hazards and bunkers make for a technically challenging course.
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Posted Tuesday, July 8th 2008 at 11:31AM
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Clearview Golf Club (Canton, OH) was the first golf course built, owned, and operated by African Americans. Founded by Bill Powell in 1946 as a response to then-segregated public courses, Clearview is a National Historic Site today, and remains a pop ...
Posted Tuesday, July 8th 2008 at 11:22AM
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Jekyll Island, GA was the home of the Dolphin Club, a notable Black-owned resort and country club established in 1959.
Prior to the mid-50s, Jekyll Island was a popular vacation destination for white Georgians; like most public venues at the time ...
Posted Tuesday, July 8th 2008 at 11:12AM
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Bill Spiller (1913-1988) was one of the first African-American golf pros to challenge Jin Crow clauses in the PGA excluding Black players from membership.
An alumnus of Wiley College (TX), Spiller planned to become a teacher, but being unable to ...
Posted Tuesday, July 8th 2008 at 10:45AM
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Founded in 2001, the United States Black Golf Association (USBGA) prides itself in continuing to pave the way for greater advancements and opportunities for today's minority golfers. Just as many organizations have strived for decades to unite golfer ...
Posted Monday, July 7th 2008 at 4:52PM
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