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NBC: Blacks are finding joy in activities that were once inaccessible because of racism
Posted on 10/16/25 at 12:53 pm
Posted on 10/16/25 at 12:53 pm
Posted on 10/16/25 at 12:55 pm to SPEEDY
Yes because the ocean was off limits to them due to racism. If something is not done about the MSM, we are cooked. All they do is lie. I trust congress more than the MSM and i don't trust Congress at all.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 12:55 pm to SPEEDY
I could see the argument for golf pre 1990’s. The others make absolutely 0 sense
Posted on 10/16/25 at 12:55 pm to SPEEDY
What held them back before?
Posted on 10/16/25 at 12:56 pm to SPEEDY
Alt title, "Some black Americans have dipped their toe in the waters of assimilation to polite society, and it surprisingly feels right."
Posted on 10/16/25 at 12:56 pm to Trauma14
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What held them back before
Personal choice, which as you know is racist
Posted on 10/16/25 at 12:56 pm to SPEEDY
Sharks and UFO Aliens are still very much racist though.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 12:57 pm to SPEEDY
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“I really want to jump with Black people,” he said. “Those groups are really unique. I have to do that. That will be the ultimate Black joy for me.”
Oooh k.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 12:57 pm to SPEEDY
Is work one of the activities they can participate in now?
Posted on 10/16/25 at 12:58 pm to SPEEDY
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These activities have health benefits, too.
Black Mother: Golf Outings!
Black Father: Supporting my offspring!
This post was edited on 10/16/25 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 10/16/25 at 12:58 pm to SPEEDY
…
How patronizing can they get?
How patronizing can they get?
Posted on 10/16/25 at 12:59 pm to Henry Jones Jr
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I could see the argument for golf pre 1990’s
certainly held him back.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 1:00 pm to SPEEDY
Many Black people are finding joy, community, thrills and a bigger sense of the world through activities that were once inaccessible...
Maybe one day they'll be able to vote. Justice Ketanji says they're disabled.
Maybe one day they'll be able to vote. Justice Ketanji says they're disabled.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 1:01 pm to goatmilker
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UFO Aliens are still very much racist though.
Aliens do for some reason prefer to go after poor white people in trailer parks.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 1:02 pm to SPEEDY
Posted on 10/16/25 at 1:03 pm to SPEEDY
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NBC: Blacks are finding joy in activities that were once inaccessible because of racism
Like what? Killing wypipo?
Posted on 10/16/25 at 1:03 pm to SPEEDY
What year is it?
Tiger Woods has been playing golf for 40 years now.
Tiger Woods has been playing golf for 40 years now.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 1:08 pm to Henry Jones Jr
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1896: John Shippen, whose father was African-American and whose mother was Shinnecock Indian, plays in the second U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, where he worked as a caddie, at the age of 17. Some of the professional players threaten to boycott the event when they discover his race, but back down when USGA President Theodore Havemayer defends Shippen and another entrant, Shinnecock Indian Oscar Bunn. Shippen ties for sixth and wins $10. He goes on to play in five more U.S. Opens.
1899: George Grant, a dentist in Boston, invents the modern wooden golf tee.
1922: Joseph Bartholomew begins his career as a golf course architect by creating a new course at Metairie Golf Club in his native New Orleans. Because of the club’s segregation policy, however, he is never allowed to play the course or even practice there. He goes on to create several public courses in the New Orleans area, but isn’t allowed to play them, either, for many years.
1926: Robert Hawkins stages his first tournament for African-American players. He stages another in 1927, and in 1928 creates the United Golf Associations, which ultimately established a tour for players excluded from PGA events.
1939: Clyde Martin is named head professional at the segregated Langston Golf Course in Washington, D.C. He would go on to become Joe Louis’ golf instructor.
1946: Returning home to East Canton, Ohio, after serving in the U.S. Air Force, William Powell is denied a G.I. loan for his plan to build a golf course. Powell secures funding from two African-American physicians while his brother takes out a second mortgage on his home, and builds Clearview Golf Club with his own hands. He becomes the only African-American to build, own and operate a golf course.
1948: William Powell’s Clearview Golf Club opens to the public as a nine-hole course.
1948: Bill Spiller is denied entry into the Richmond Open, and spends many years fighting the segregation policies in golf.
1948: Ted Rhodes becomes second African-American to play in the U.S. Open.
1956: Ann Gregory, a dominant female player, becomes the first African-American player to enter the U.S. Women’s Amateur.
1957: Charlie Sifford wins the Long Beach Open, an event co-sponsored by the PGA and with a field including many white players.
1961: Charlie Sifford becomes the first African-American player to earn a PGA Tour card. He wins the 1967 Greater Hartford Open Invitational and the 1969 Los Angeles Open, as well as the 1975 PGA Seniors’ Championship and the 1980 Suntree Classic on what is now the Champions Tour.
1961: The PGA of America removes its “Caucasian-only clause” from its Bylaws and opens the door for all players to participate in professional golf tournaments.
1963: Tennis great Althea Gibson becomes the first African-American to compete on the LPGA Tour.
1964: Pete Brown becomes the first African-American player to win a PGA-sanctioned event, the Waco Turner Open. He also wins the 1970 Andy Williams San Diego Invitational.
1975: Lee Elder becomes the first African-American to play in the Masters. He misses the cut, but goes on to win four times on the PGA Tour and eight times on the Champions Tour.1978: William Powell expands Clearview Golf Club to 18 holes.
1979: Calvin Peete wins the 1979 Greater Milwaukee Open, the first of his 12 career PGA Tour victories. Peete was the most prolific African-American winner until Tiger Woods came along.
1979: Lee Elder becomes the first African-American to play in the Ryder Cup.
1986: Harold Dunovant, a Life Member of The PGA of America, establishes the National Black Golf Hall of Fame.
1986: The PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship is created to elevate the game of golf in minority colleges and universities by giving them a chance to compete in a championship because of being denied opportunities to compete in NCAA collegiate golf events.
1987: The first PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship is conducted at Highland Park Golf Course in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Just because blacks chose not to participate in golf doesn't mean it was due to racism. Ever think that maybe, just maybe, their "heoroes" were having success in Football, baseball, and basketball instead so the cutlure focused on those sports?
Posted on 10/16/25 at 1:09 pm to SPEEDY
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Scuba
That's a black stereotype that exists for a reason. The black guys at my job: "That's how you white guys end up dead."
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Skydiving
That's another black stereotype that exists for a reason. The black guys at my job: "That's how you white guys end up dead."
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