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From Nonprofit “Draft Pick” to Social Justice Thought Leader, Here’s How DBG Took Part in NFL Draft Events
Detroit dazzled in the NFL draft spotlight April 25-27, breaking the event’s three-day attendance record with more than 775,000 fans. It was the first time ...
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DBG Flag Football Junior Coach Shines During NFL Draft
The NFL draft proved to be a once in a lifetime experience for DBG 6th grader Ojni (pronounced AH-ja-NEE). Not only did the 12-year-old get ...
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DBG Among Hosts for 2024 National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions
The top amateur boxers from across the United States and as far away as Hawaii will converge on Detroit May 13-18 to face off in ...
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Oak & Reel Launches Scholarship Fund for DBG Students Interested in Culinary Careers
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of chefs and head cooks is expected to grow significantly in the next decade, with tens of ...
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Michigan Panthers Visit DBG and Win 2024 Season Opener
Select Michigan Panthers players visited the Downtown Boxing Gym on a sunny Friday as the team got set to open the 2024 United Football League ...
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DBG 9th Grader Delivers Powerful Speech to Lawmakers in Lansing
DBG 9th grader Uriel (pictured far left, above), who also serves as student council vice president at DBG, is using her powerful speaking voice to ...
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DBG Recognized for Impact, Awarded Historic Gift from MacKenzie Scott’s ‘Open Call’
For the third time in less than a year, the Downtown Boxing Gym is receiving national recognition and support for our impactful work to help ...
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Meet DBG’s Four Student Researchers for the National Science Foundation
There was an air of hushed intensity as four Downtown Boxing Gym students and Purdue University researchers paired off in twos to conduct practice interviews, ...
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DBG Student Chefs ‘Savor, Share and Celebrate’ with Spirited Cooking Competition
There were plenty of cooks in the DBG kitchen. Several teams of student chefs and volunteers to be exact. They mixed, stirred, flipped and garnished ...
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Six DBG Team Members Take on Expanded Roles
At DBG, we work hard every day to provide the tools, resources, individualized programming, proprietary mentorship methodology and measured impact needed to help our students ...
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