A Word from the Publisher -November 1999

A Word from the Publisher !

November 1999

Dear friends of Afrogolf.com,

Nineteen Ninety-Nine has been an event filled and exciting year as Tiger asserts himself again as the best golfer in the world. Afrogolf.com's ISP suddenly goes out of business in our busiest month, February but we recovered. I won the chance to attend my first Masters Tournament at the legendary Augusta and I met some wonderful African American locals. Dan Audick ( former Super Bowl Champion ) and I launch the company Electronic Playbook, Inc. - Eplaybook.com in January, we launch our first interactive sports instructional product Eplaybook Football Basics 101™ in August/September. By November I had become the President /CEO, one never knows what life has in store. I've had the opportunity to play courses from Orlando to Maui, and even played the private country club course Fairbanks Ranch in the exclusive San Diego community of Ranch Santa Fe. Yet, it was the deaths of Betsy Smith, Wilt Chamberlain, Payne Steward and Walter Payton that had the most impact on me.

Daisy Daisy Bates as head of the Arkansas NAACP, nurtured and led the nine black students who in 1957 fought to desegregate Central High in Little Rock, one of the significant milestones of the civil rights movement. The rock that crashed through civil rights activist Daisy Bates's window long ago carried a note: "Stone this time. Dynamite next." It was not the only time she was confronted with violence, but she shook off fear and never let it stand in her way. In 1997 she joined President Clinton to celebrate the anniversary of that struggle. Bates died last week at the age of 84, every African American today can thank Daisy Bates for having the courage to standing up for what was right. We here at Afrogolf.com salute and pray for Daisy Bates, it’s because of the Daisy Bates I can do more than work at places like Fairbanks Ranch.

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Wilt Chamberlain although not a golfer he was a barrier breaking African American man. I did not always agree with him but I always respected him. For taking the abuse he did and still rising to the heights of greatness took courage, determination and focus. We here at Afrogolf.com remember that he was truly a giant in more ways that the public will ever imagine.

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Payne Steward died suddenly at the height of his career and in the best years of his life, but his legacy lives on. We here at Aftogolf.com send our prayers to his family.

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Walter Payton they called him "Sweetness" for his sweet football moves as well as his nature. Walter was a class act and a wonderful person. He died last week at the age of 45 his strong and powerful body withered by liver cancer. We here at Afrogolf.com salute and pray for Walter and the family he left behind. He also left a legacy that will never be forgotten.

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Golf is a wonderful and enjoyable game, but it is still only a game and we must keep it in perspective. Live is so much more than the games we play, jobs we have or money we earn, it about the things we do, the people we are and legacy we leave behind. All four of these people left a positive impact on the lives of others, I hope I can just live my life in a manner that would be just a fraction of these people. Good by Daisy, Wilt, Payne and Walter the world is a better place because of each one of you.

Reginald Grant, Publisher Afrogolf.com

President - Electronic Playbook, Inc. - Eplaybook.com

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