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Brother Part: African American and Dui Arrest

brother part: Today, some of those same people who were among Woods' most loyal fans are watching his downfall with sadness after his recent DUI arrest . They're still playing and watching his sport, but they see a man who appears broken and never really embraced the part of an ethnic and racial role model, according to Brandon Sun. Debert Cook, publisher of the African American Golfer's Digest said the clubhouse talk among her and other black golfers sometimes turns to Woods and his convoluted legacy. Suddenly, golf was cool. People really have said they are disappointed in his performance, and there's even a lot of push back upon why should we even consider this brother part of our community when he has not really been involved, she said. Woods' late father Earl was African-American, American Indian and Chinese; his mother Kultida is a native of Thailand who has Chinese and Dutch ancestry. He's one of us but he's not one of us. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.