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FIGHT NIGHT IN ACCRA
CNN • MAR 30, 2017 |
Amateur boxers in Ghana lay it on the line for their shot at fame and fortune. See Video...
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THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
A BOXING GYM BRINGS NEW HAVEN'S PROBLEMS INTO THE RING By SIMON COOPER • OCT 13, 2016 |
SERGEANT JACQUELINE HOYTE stares up at the sign for a while, then turns to Devonne Canady. “How did your gym get its name?” she asks. The two women are sitting outside on an old picnic table. Sergeant Hoyte is a New Haven police officer. Devonne Canady is owner of The Elephant In The Room Boxing Club.
“The Elephant in the Room is an issue or topic that everyone is aware of but no one really wants to discuss,” says Canady. “When I think of the elephant in the room, I think of all the issues in the community: alcoholism, drug abuse, teen pregnancy, homelessness – all these issues that we’re all aware exist, but that no one is really doing anything.” Read More...
“The Elephant in the Room is an issue or topic that everyone is aware of but no one really wants to discuss,” says Canady. “When I think of the elephant in the room, I think of all the issues in the community: alcoholism, drug abuse, teen pregnancy, homelessness – all these issues that we’re all aware exist, but that no one is really doing anything.” Read More...
IN DIXWELL, EYES OPEN
By MARKESHIA RICKS • FEB 27, 2015
By MARKESHIA RICKS • FEB 27, 2015
Gary Smikle pulled 13-year-old Sharmaine Donaldson out of the lineup. He swiped a punching mitt at her. Donaldson stepped back, but she never took her eyes off of him. She didn’t blink. She didn’t lose her fighting stance. She did not flinch or close her eyes. Read More...
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NEW HAVEN BOXING GYM TRAINS KIDS, IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP VIOLENCE IN THE RING
By CRAIG LEMOULT • SEP 4, 2014 |
Life in some low-income neighborhoods is often hard and sometimes violent. One woman in New Haven is trying to prevent violence on the streets, by containing that aggression in a boxing ring.
“Ropes up! 100 revolutions! Lets go!” Read More...
“Ropes up! 100 revolutions! Lets go!” Read More...
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THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
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There used to be this genre of film, seemingly in constant production, where some inner city youths met a tough teacher or coach who changed their lives for the better. Usually the film would introduce the young people...do a bunch of exposition where the audience fell in love with the young people...one of them would have a significant failure or die and the tough teacher/coach/mentor would help them through it. The movie would end on a triumphant note. Read More...