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Heal the Hood founder LaDell Beamon (left) presents the Heroes of Change Award to former Memphis Grizzlies forward Tony Allen during the Heal the Hood Foundation Celebrity Basketball Game at Ridgeway High School Saturday, June 8. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Former Memphis Grizzlies forward Tony Allen received the Heal the Hood Foundation’s first-ever Heroes of Change Award during halftime of the high-profile basketball game.
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Kambui Bomani is the general assignment and breaking news reporter for The Daily Memphian. He is a graduate of Jackson State University’s multimedia journalism program and earned a master’s degree in digital journalism from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School. His work has been published in Pro Football Focus, The Southside Stand, HBCU Legends, FanSided and Wisconsin Sports Heroics.
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