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A clothing brand takes a swing at diversifying the game of golf

ATLANTA — Olajuwon Ajanaku thought golf was a majority-Black sport.

He grew up on the Eastside of Atlanta, a majority African American community in a predominantly Black city, and learned to golf at 6. He was surrounded by Black kids, Black parents and Black coaches at his neighborhood’s public courses. It wasn’t until Ajanaku’s first tournament in grade school that he realized his own experience was unique.

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