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CATEGORIES:Black History Museum
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Parker Gray
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=16728\n\nJoin the Alexandria Black History Museum for a
  screening of the documentary Out of the Ring Still in the Fight\, which 
 chronicles boxer Anthony "Da Beast" Suggs' turbulent journey and path to 
 redemption. A discussion with fellow Alexandria native\, Michael Joyner\,
  will follow the film. Visitors will also have the chance to buy Mr. Sugg
 s autobiography\, Da Beast Within Still the Champ\, and have copies signe
 d by the author.  This event is free and open to the public. The doors wi
 ll open at 6:30 p.m. and the film screening will begin at 7 p.m..\n\nAnth
 ony Suggs\, Sr. grew up in Alexandria. Suggs punched his way to the top a
 nd was the Olympic Festival Gold Medalist which ranked him # 1 in the cou
 ntry and # 4 in the world. In 1987 he was recognized as the man to beat f
 or the 1988 Olympics. While in training for the Olympics he lost his infa
 nt daughter to SIDS\, and so did his dream of competing in the Olympics. 
 Anthony literally hit rock bottom\, his daughter's death destroyed him sp
 iritually\, emotionally and physically. His chance to box in the Olympics
  was derailed by personal tragedy\, followed by drug addiction and jail. 
 Mr. Suggs credits his faith as the means for turning his life around. He 
 has since dedicated himself to making a positive impact in the community\
 , serving as a motivational speaker\, youth mentor\, and basketball coach
 . Mr. Suggs has won numerous service awards\, and he continues to be a ro
 le model in the community.\n\nMichael Joyner was raised in the Del Ray ne
 ighborhood of Alexandria. After receiving a degree in Fine Arts\, he went
  on to work for The United Way of America and Black Entertainment Televis
 ion. Mr. Joyner has collaborated with numerous celebrities in the enterta
 inment industry. He has won several awards\, including the Sony Innovator
 s Award\, an Emmy Award\, and 2 NAACP Image Awards. Mr. Joyner  is a volu
 nteer youth mentor\, and he also coaches basketball with Anthony Suggs.\n
 \n\nLocation: Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.\nContact Phone: 703.74
 6.4356\nFees: Free\, but reservations are encouraged.\nAudience: Anyone m
 ay attend\nTags: Black History Museum\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandr
 ia\, Parker Gray
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DTSTAMP:20170912T172236Z
DTSTART:20171019T223000Z
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LOCATION:Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Alexandria Boxer Anthony Suggs\, Sr
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=16728">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=16728</a><br />\n<br />Join the Alexandri
 a Black History Museum for a screening of the documentary Out of the Ring
  Still in the Fight\, which chronicles boxer Anthony ?Da Beast? Suggs? tu
 rbulent journey and path to redemption. A discussion with fellow Alexandr
 ia native\, Michael Joyner\, will follow the film. Visitors will also hav
 e the chance to buy Mr. Suggs autobiography\, Da Beast Within Still the C
 hamp\, and have copies signed by the author.  This event is free and open
  to the public. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the film screening w
 ill begin at 7 p.m..\n<br />\n<br />Anthony Suggs\, Sr. grew up in Alexan
 dria. Suggs punched his way to the top and was the Olympic Festival Gold 
 Medalist which ranked him # 1 in the country and # 4 in the world. In 198
 7 he was recognized as the man to beat for the 1988 Olympics. While in tr
 aining for the Olympics he lost his infant daughter to SIDS\, and so did 
 his dream of competing in the Olympics. Anthony literally hit rock bottom
 \, his daughter?s death destroyed him spiritually\, emotionally and physi
 cally. His chance to box in the Olympics was derailed by personal tragedy
 \, followed by drug addiction and jail. Mr. Suggs credits his faith as th
 e means for turning his life around. He has since dedicated himself to ma
 king a positive impact in the community\, serving as a motivational speak
 er\, youth mentor\, and basketball coach. Mr. Suggs has won numerous serv
 ice awards\, and he continues to be a role model in the community.\n<br /
 >\n<br />Michael Joyner was raised in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexand
 ria. After receiving a degree in Fine Arts\, he went on to work for The U
 nited Way of America and Black Entertainment Television. Mr. Joyner has c
 ollaborated with numerous celebrities in the entertainment industry. He h
 as won several awards\, including the Sony Innovators Award\, an Emmy Awa
 rd\, and 2 NAACP Image Awards. Mr. Joyner  is a volunteer youth mentor\, 
 and he also coaches basketball with Anthony Suggs.\n<br />\n<br />\n<br /
 >Location: Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.\n<br />Contact Phone: 703
 .746.4356\n<br />Fees: Free\, but reservations are encouraged.\n<br />Aud
 ience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: Black History Museum\, Museums\, Ol
 d &amp\; Historic Alexandria\, Parker Gray
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