Khali Sweeney
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| Khali Sweeney | |
|---|---|
| Born | Detroit, MI |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 💼 Occupation | Founder and CEO Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program |
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Khali Sweeney, known as Coach Khali, is the founder and CEO of the Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program, a nonprofit organization he started in 2007 to provide academic support and boxing lessons to empower Detroit students. Sweeney established the organization to provide an education-focused safe haven with tutoring, mentorship, and boxing lessons for boys and girls, ages 8–18. Over 150 Detroit students currently attend for free, with a large waiting list to get in.
Awards[edit]
- 2017 CNN Heroes Top 10 Finalist[1]
- 2017 Crain's Michigan Change Maker[2]
- 2018 Governor's Service Award, Mentor of the Year[3]
- 2018 Spirit of Detroit Award[citation needed]
- 2019 Arthur L. Johnson Community Leadership Award, Wayne State University[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ Meghan Dunn. "Young boxers think outside the ring". CNN. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
- ↑ "Khali Sweeney". Crain's Detroit Business. 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
- ↑ "MCSC - Mentor of the Year - Khali Sweeney". www.michigan.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
- ↑ University, Wayne State. "2019 Arthur L. Johnson Award - Khali Sweeney - Wayne State University". The South End. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
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