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DBG Receives Library of Congress Literacy Award for Being a National Leader in Literacy
On this International Literacy Day (September 8), the Downtown Boxing Gym is thrilled to announce we have received a 2023 Library of Congress Literacy Award.
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A College Campus Doubled as ‘Summer Camp’ for Career-Focused DBG Students
More than half a dozen DBG students packed their belongings and headed off to camp this summer, but the backdrop was a college campus –
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NSF Awards $2 Million Grant to Purdue University and Downtown Boxing Gym for STEM-Based Research
Every weekday, elementary through high school students opt in to participate in a variety of classes in the DBG STEAM lab – studying everything from
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DBG Students Mentor, Earn and Learn with Grow Detroit’s Young Talent
Our Downtown Boxing Gym students are wrapping up a jam-packed summer of learning, fun, and growth filled with lessons they will carry with them for
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DBG Students Soak up Sun and Fun at Camp Tanuga
There’s something magical about overnight camp, especially at Camp Tanuga in Kalkaska (30 miles east of Traverse City.) The camp includes 220 acres of wooded trails,
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Meet the DBG Chicks! What Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?
At DBG, the egg(s) came first. Where did the eggs come from? The Belle Isle Nature Center. Now, all the peeps around DBG are chirping
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Celebrating the DBG Class of 2023 – Maliq Watkins
Hard work is the name of the game for Maliq Watkins. A graduate of Detroit’s Southeastern High School, Maliq was a student athlete who played
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Celebrating the DBG Class of 2023 – Mackenzie Canty
The journey to graduation is filled with countless memories and experiences for Mackenzie Canty. The Martin Luther King High School graduate is grateful for opportunities
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Celebrating the DBG Class of 2023 – Chauncey Shaw
Chauncey Shaw spent his entire childhood at DBG. After 13 straight years attending the Downtown Boxing Gym, he calls it his “home away from home.”
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Celebrating the DBG Class of 2023 – DeShawn Beal
DeShawn Beal will never forget the first time he met our founder and CEO Khali Sweeney. “Sixth grade, I was into things – gangs, fighting,
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