Khali Sweeney

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
* 2017 CNN Heroes Top 10 Finalist
* 2017 Crain's Michigan Change Maker
* 2018 Governor's Service Award, Mentor of the Year
* 2018 Spirit of Detroit Award
* 2019 Arthur L. Johnson Community Leadership Award, Wayne State University

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