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Black Men Matter Series: Bison Impact Group | Connecting the Black Community to Golf & Ending Domestic Violence: guest Russ Green


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In this episode of The Male Perspective, Lana Reid sits down with Russ Green, Founder of Bison Impact Group, Inc. (BIG). Russ Green is a nonprofit executive dedicated to leveraging the power of golf to raise awareness and funds to end domestic violence and intimate partner violence.

Through initiatives like the HBCU Golf Tournament, BIG not only supports students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities but also introduces more Black communities to the game of golf. Proceeds benefit Howard University’s Interpersonal Violence Prevention Program (IVPP) and Spelman College’s Violence Prevention & Intervention Program (VP&I).

Bison Impact Group’s signature programs include:

  • BIG Boot Camp – a beginners golf clinic

  • Soulful Sundays – weekly golf clinic & 9-hole outing

  • Skip Day for Kids & Caregivers – annual April event during Child Abuse Prevention & Sexual Assault Awareness Month

  • HBCU Golf Tournament – annual October fundraiser during Domestic Violence Awareness Month & HBCU Homecoming season

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/russ-green-439903a/

https://bisonimpactgroup.org

https://www.instagram.com/hbcugolftournament

https://www.linkedin.com/company/bison-impact-group

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𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝘁:

https://linktr.ee/theladylanareid

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𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻:

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"The Male Perspective" is hosted by Lana Reid, the founder of Conversations in Color, a nonprofit 501(c)3 grassroots organization dedicated to providing uplifting and community building spaces of dialogue for Black voices.

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