Black culture and golf won’t be mistaken as synonymous, but millions of people around the world look to change narratives.
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The4thannualMidwestGolfOpenisSaturday,Sept.7,atBrownDeerGolfCourseinMilwaukee.Blackcultureandgolfwon’tbemistakenassynonymous,butmillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldlooktochangenarrativesbyacknowledgingtheactualitythat“WeBlack,WeGolf.”
RichardBadger,directorofWeBlackWeGolfinMilwaukee,saidtheoriginstoryforthegroupisataleasoldastime.Aboutfiveyearsago,thegroup’sfounder,MarshallMartin,wentgolfingattheSilverSpringgolfcourseinMenomoneeFallswhenhenoticedagroupofwhitemalesgivinghimthe“sideeye,”Badgersaid.
Martindidn’tletthemomentpassbeforeexclaiming,“Yeah,weBlack,wegolf.”
HewasinspiredtostartaFacebookgrouponJuly30,2018,whichhasgrowntomorethan7,500followersaroundtheworldandledtothecreationofthenonprofitWeBlackWeGolfacoupleyearslater.Sincethen,thegrouphasworkedtoimproveparticipationinthesportbyutilizingthegametodevelopnetworkingandphilanthropyskillsandofferinglessons.
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