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Grace, Accountability and the Miracle at Upton Boxing Behind the celebrity, controversy and millions of followers is a young Baltimore mother fighting to become the woman she believes God has called her to be. Interview conducted by Ericka Alston-Buck, Arts & Culture Reporter. Video and accompanying article by Doni Glover. (BALTIMORE – August 25, 2026) – “Every time I look back, it’s like, ‘How the heck did I get out of that?’” Then came the tears. For a moment, there was no celebrity. No livestream. No controversy. No boxing match to promote. No crowd waiting for Chrisean Rock to entertain them. There was only a young woman looking back over her life, trying to understand how she had survived everything she had been through. “And the only answer is God,” she said. That was the Chrisean, aka “Holy Hands,” I heard. Not a headline. Not a viral clip. Not the version of her that strangers debate in comment sections. A human being. A mother. A fighter. A young woman trying to grow while millions of people watch. Let me tell you something: Chrisean is dynamic. She is dynamic because of her God-given inner strength. Let me tell you something else: I do not have a heaven or a hell to put her in. I do not know every detail of her story—and, really, do I need to? Hell no. You know why? Because I am too busy working to improve my own life. What I can do as a journalist is listen. I can report what I see. And what I see is the evolution of a young Baltimore woman who knows she has made mistakes, knows she can do better, and is working to become better. That story deserves to be told, too. Something About Her Stood Out Before this year, I had never heard of Chrisean. She prefers to just use her first name these days. I met her during a random visit with Coach Calvin Ford and Coach Kenny Ellis at Baltimore’s Upton Boxing Center. There she was, doing the drills alongside the other women fighters. She was not being treated like a celebrity. Inside that gym, fame does not complete the rounds for you. Followers cannot do your roadwork. A blue check cannot protect you from a punch. The bag does not care whether your name is trending. Boxing demands discipline, repetition, focus and control. Chrisean was in a room filled with serious talent, including Mia Ellis. Still, she carried her own mystique. Something about her stood out. I later learned about the reality shows, the millions of social media followers, the controversy, and the intensely public life she has led. But I met the fighter first. That matters because celebrity can cause the public to forget the person. Before the Celebrity, There Is the Person We see boxers on television. We see pieces of the training, but what we really pay attention to is the fight. After the fight, the media stays in their faces. The…
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(BALTIMORE – May 8, 2026) – Margaret “Betty” Watkins has been doing hair in Turner Station for 53 years. Tomorrow, she gets her flowers. Watkins is among the honorees at Black Wall Street SPARROWS POINT, the latest stop in the Joe Manns Black Wall Street Awards series, founded by Doni Glover. The event celebrates Black entrepreneurship, legacy, and economic empowerment rooted in community. Betty’s story is Turner Station through and through. A native of the historic waterfront community, she graduated from Sollers Point Junior/Senior High School in 1964 before studying at Earn Power Business School, where she trained as an…
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(BALTIMORE – May 8, 2026) – Baltimore has heard this before—new leadership, new plans, new promises. The language changes. Too often, the outcomes do not. For too many of our children, school still means reading below grade level, struggling in math, and feeling disconnected from a system that should be opening doors. Despite years of investment and effort, that reality has not changed enough. Now, with the appointment of Dr. Jermaine Dawson, Baltimore has another opportunity. But this moment must be different. Baltimore does not need another strategic plan. It needs a clear public commitment to what will change—and how…
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(BALTIMORE – May 7, 2026) – Political observers paying close attention to Baltimore’s development — especially the construction of new recreation centers — know there is a quiet competition unfolding between the east and west sides of town. In East Baltimore, Cory McCray has made it a mission to bring more recreation centers to young people in his communities. In West Baltimore, Antonio Hayes has accepted the challenge, determined to do the same for his side of town. Frankly, Baltimore should be proud of both men. But Thursday belonged to Hayes. As Brandon Scott addressed a swelling crowd gathered outside…
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