Thursday, July 7, 2016

BOXING OUT NEGATIVITY SHOWCASES LOCAL ATHLETES AT 4th OF JULY LAWNDALE EXHIBITION

Young boxers show their form as they spar in the 4th of July showcase of Boxing Out Negativity, an annual peace initiative at 21st & Karlov in North Lawndale. (Photo by Walter Tidwell)

Karlov & 21st Street were blocked off to accommodate a boxing ring for an outdoor exhibition for peace on the 4th of July. (Photo by Chuck Spruell)

Theme of the Boxing Out Negativity exhibition is “Put Down the Guns, Put On the Gloves.” Peace is victorious when the boxing ring is turned into a community dance floor. (Photo by Walter Tidwell)