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Meet Cass Tech’s Deone Walker, a 6-feet-7, 315 Pound Junior

BlogNovember 3, 2020451Views 0Likes 0Comments

By Perry A. Farrell SMSB Editor-in-Chief Bobby Simes Jr., had to tell Deone Walker Jr., it was okay to hit his little league football opponents. “He was always the biggest kid on the team,’’ said Simes, his Detroit Giants youth league coach. “He was a gentle giant. He didn’t want to hurt anybody. He wasn’t aggressive at first.…

From Chinese Prison To Prosperity, ‘It’s A Blessing To Be An SMSB Mentor’…

Blog, Recent NewsOctober 22, 2020292Views 0Likes 0Comments

By Perry A. Farrell SMSB Editor-in-Chief Wendell Brown’s darkest days were spent in a Chinese prison for three years. In 2016 Brown was imprisoned in Chongqing, China. He was involved in a bar fight while attending a birthday party for a friend. Initially he was charged with intentional assault and sentenced to four years. “I was in there for…

My Two-Hour Trek From Battle Creek To Eastside Detroit Has Been Well Worth It

BlogOctober 21, 2020417Views 0Likes 0Comments

By Perry A. Farrell SMSB Editor-in-Chief Sundays have been reserved for travel for Jaris McIntosh Jr., and his father, Jaris McIntosh Sr. They’d make the two-hour trek from Battle Creek, where young Jaris stars for Battle Creek Lakeview High School, to the east side of Detroit to attend the Sound Mind Sound Body weekly mentoring program. “It was…

From Gibraltar To The East Side Of Detroit, ‘I Have A Goal’

BlogOctober 16, 2020419Views 0Likes 0Comments

By Perry A. Farrell SMSB Editor-in-Chief The trek from Gibraltar to the Sound Mind Sound Body campus on Detroit's east side hasn't been an issue for Cody Britt. "My mom (Kim) and I were looking for a place for me to go to train,'' he said. "We had heard about Sound Mind Sound Body, so we decided to…

Two-Sport Star Cephus Harris, ‘Ever Since I Went to Sound Mind Sound Body I Worked More’ …

BlogOctober 14, 2020389Views 0Likes 0Comments

By Perry A. Farrell SMSB Editor-in-Chief Cephus Harris recalled a session at Sound Mind Sound Body where the receiver’s coach, Javid James (BEON Wide Receiving LLC), was giving him an earful. “There was something I was doing wrong, and he kept yelling at me,’’ said the Mount Clemens Chippewa Valley junior running back. “He was really tough on…

Meet Cass Tech’s Deone Walker, a 6-feet-7, 315 Pound Junior

From Chinese Prison To Prosperity, ‘It’s A Blessing To Be An SMSB Mentor’…

My Two-Hour Trek From Battle Creek To Eastside Detroit Has Been Well Worth It

From Gibraltar To The East Side Of Detroit, ‘I Have A Goal’

Two-Sport Star Cephus Harris, ‘Ever Since I Went to Sound Mind Sound Body I Worked More’ …

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