+@
CLEO:
CLEO: GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME BACK.
BACK.
BACK. I
BACK. I HOPE YOUR SATURDAYS OFF TO A
GOOD START.
GOOD START. HER PRESENTATION MATTERS, AND
ALLIED GOLF MANAGEMENT IS DOING
THE WORK TO DIVERSIFY
PROFESSIONAL GOLF.
PROFESSIONAL GOLF. JOINING US THIS MORNING'S CIVIL
RIGHTS ATTORNEY JUSTIN MOORE AND
PGA ASSOCIATE CHANDLER GADDIS.
DON'T GET TOO EXCI+@TED, GUYS.
THIS IS A BIG DAY FOR YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING US, CLEO.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
CLEO: HOW DOES THIS EVENT
BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY?
TELL US WHE+@N IT'S HAPPENING AD
WHAT IT'S ALL AOT
>> THIS EVENT IS DEFINITELY TO
BRING OUT THE COMMUNITY THAT
NORMALLY DOES NOT GET TO SEE THE
GOLF COURSE.
GOLF COURSE. THAT IS A NEGLECTED PART O+@F OR
COMMUNITY -- THAT WHAT +@WE WANT
TO SEE AND THAT'S WHO WE WANT TO
+@
+@ BRING
+@ BRING OUT.
BRING OUT. CLEO: YOU ARE BIG ON
REPRESENTATION.
REPRESENTATION. REPRESENTATION MATTERS,
REPRESENTATION MATTERS, ESPECIALLY IN THE SPORT.
WHAT IS ALLIED GOLF MANAGEMENT
DOING ABOUT THAT?
>> ALLIED GOLF MANAGEMEN+@T, OUR
SOLE MISSION IS TO CHANGE THE
+@
+@ RACIAL
+@ RACIAL FABRIC AND THE RACIAL
MAKEUP OF THE PGA TOUR.
WHAT WE ARE DOING IS IDENTIFYING
ELITE LACK TALENT -- DELETE
BLACK -- ELITE BLACK TALENT,
AND WE ARE LOOKING TO ELEVATE
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. WE
THAT. WE WANT TO DOUBLE WHAT THE PGA
TOUR HAS BEEN IN THE PAST TWO
YEARS, WITH TWO FULL-TIME
AFRICAN-AMERICAN PLAYERS.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN PLAYERS. CLEO: JUSTIN, YOU ARE A CIVIL
RIGHTS ATTORNEY HERE IN TEXAS.
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO TEAM UP
WITH THIS EVENT?
>> FOR ONE, CHANDLER'S MY
+@
+@ BROTHER.
BROTHER.
BROTHER. I HAVE KNOWN HIM FOR OVER 20
YEARS, SO I HAVE SEEN WHAT HE
HAS DONE WITH ALLIED GOLF
MANAGEMENT AND HIS WORK IN THE
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. WHEN HE BROUGHT THIS CONCEPT TO
ME, I THOUGHT I HAD TO GET
INVOLVED.
INVOLVED.
INVOLVED. AS YOU KNOW, I AM BIG IN EQUITY
AND INCREASING NOT FOR OUR
PEOPLE, BUT ALSO DIVERSITY IN
CONCLUSION -- AND INCLUSION
MEASURES FOR FOLKS.
WHEN HE TOLD ME THE CONCEPT, I
WAS LIKE MAN, THIS IS GREAT.
WAS LIKE MAN, THIS IS GREAT.+@ WE HAVE TO GET BLACK FOLKS,
BROWN FOLKS, AND OTHER+@ FOLKS F
COLOR ON THE COURSE,
BECAUSE THAT MATTERS.
ONCE WE START SEEING OURSELVES
IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT AND PROJECT
OURSELVES THAT WAY, THAT CREATES
A BIGGER SPACE FOR US IN THIS
COUNTRY AND EXPANDS THE AMERICAN
DREAM AND OPPORTUN+@ITIES THAT T
SHOULD PROVIDE FOR EVERYONE.
+@CLEO: YOU RIGHT, YOU'RE RIGHT.
WHAT WILL THE EXPERIENCE BE
LIKE?
LIKE?
LIKE? I
LIKE? I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO TRY GOLF
, BUT IT'S A CONFUSING PROCESS
FOR ME.
FOR ME.
FOR ME. WHERE DO I START?
>> WELL, YOU START WITH US.
YOU START TODAY.
SHOW UP AT THE ROBERT SAVON
EITHER SHIP AND LEARNING CENTER
AT 2:00, RAIN+@ OR SHINE.
YOU HAVE CONTINGENCY PLAN+@S, SO
WE WILL HAVE SOME INDOOR STUFF
GOING IF WE HAVE TOO MUCH RAIN,
BU+@T IT LOOKS LIKE IN THE 75217
AREA CODE, PLEASANT GROVE, WE
ARE ONLY LOOKING AT 10%.
I HOPE IT S+@TAYS THAT WAY.
CLEO: AND THERE'S A FREE TWO
HOUR GOLF LESSON?
>> THAT'S TRUE.
WE HAVE BROKEN THAT UP FROM 2:30
TO 3:30, THAT'S THE FI+@RST, AND
THEN FROM 4:30 TO 5:30 IS THE
SECOND SESSION, SO IT IS TWO
SESSIONS GOING ON.
CLEO: I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYONE
WHO IS WATCHING THIS MORNING TO
GO AHEAD AND GET OUT THERE AND
MEET YOU GUYS AS WELL.
GET THAT FREE GOLF SESSION.
HAPPENING TODAY FROM 2:00 TO
6:+@00.
6:+@00.
6:+@00. >> 2:00 TO 6:00.
>> WE WILL ALSO HAVE BLACK
BUSINESS I+@S AS WELL.
CLEO: JUSTIN, YOU LEFT THAT OUT.
>> WELL I'M BRINGING IT UP NOW,
SO I GOT TO.
WE ARE BRINGING BLACK
RESTAURANTS OVER 15 CITIES IN
THIS COUNTRY, THEY ARE COMING TO
DALLAS.
DALLAS.
DALLAS. WE WILL HAVE SOME FOOD TRUCKS,
BEGINNING FOLKS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SHOWCASE THEIR TALENTS,
BECAUSE WE ALSO KNOW THE BLACK
RESTAURANT SPACE IS SOMETHING
THAT IS UNDERUTILIZED, AND THERE
ARE GREAT COOKS IN THE BLACK
COMMUNITY, AND WE WANT TO LIFT
THEM UP ALSO.
THIS WILL BE+@ A GREAT EVENT THT
+@
+@ WILL
+@ WILL SHOWCASE A LOT OF TALENT
ACROSS A LOT OF INDUSTRI+@ES.