Power Forward
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Power Forward
What Brought You Here Today? with Khali Sweeney - Episode #38
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Justin White / Mateen Cleaves
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Season 2
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Episode 8
Everyone told him he’d be dead or in jail by 21. He didn’t learn how to read until he was an adult. Yet Khali Sweeney found a way to not only turn his life around, but also do the same for hundreds of kids. In this episode, you’ll find out how Khali became the Founder and CEO of the Downtown Boxing Gym, a free after-school academic and athletic program in Detroit.
Impacting his community was and remains Khali’s singular focus. You’ll find out the mindset it takes to turn a goal into a mission.
Khali has received national praise for his work and was honored as a CNN Hero in 2017. He’ll explain his vision for building a team, which starts with one simple question: what brought you here today?