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  • Baltimore, Maryland - January 25, 2017: Coach Calvin Ford talks to Cuttino Oliver, 13, known as "2sharp," while his dad Eric Oliver laces up his gloves at Upton Boxing Club in West Baltimore Wednesday January 25, 2017. 2sharp won state and Regional titles in his division and is heading to Kansas for Nationals in February. <br />
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Jeremiah Williams, 7, listens in the ring.i<br />
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Ford, the inspiration for character Dennis "Cutty" Wise from "The Wire," coaches Gervonta Davis, the current IBF junior lightweight champion, who is undefeated (17-0) with 16 KOs. He also coaches dozens of amateurs and a few other professionals.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30201545A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - January 26, 2017: Coach Kenny Ellis, 49 at the Upton Boxing Club in Baltimore. Ellis and Calvin Ford both coach Gervonta Davis, the current IBF Junior Lightweight champion.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30201545A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - January 26, 2017: Coach Kenny Ellis, 49 at the Upton Boxing Club in Baltimore. Ellis and Calvin Ford both coach Gervonta Davis, the current IBF Junior Lightweight champion.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30201545A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - April 27, 2015: Police in Riot Gear block an alley along W. North Ave. in West Baltimore. Police and rioters clash on W. North Ave. in West Baltimore. <br />
The day Freddie Gray was put to rest, riots broke out in parts of Baltimore. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30173851A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - April 27, 2015: A destroyed police cruiser is reflected in the broken window of a check cashing business located on W. North Ave. in West Baltimore. Police and rioters clash on W. North Ave. in West Baltimore. <br />
The day Freddie Gray was put to rest, riots broke out in parts of Baltimore. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30173851A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - April 27, 2015: Rioters throw objects at a line of police vehicles speeding down W. North Ave. in West Baltimore. Police and rioters clash on W. North Ave. in West Baltimore. <br />
The day Freddie Gray was put to rest, riots broke out in parts of Baltimore. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30173851A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - April 27, 2015: Rioters throw objects at a line of police vehicles speeding down W. North Ave. in West Baltimore. Police and rioters clash on W. North Ave. in West Baltimore. <br />
The day Freddie Gray was put to rest, riots broke out in parts of Baltimore. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30173851A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - April 27, 2015: People run out of a looted CVS on W. North Ave. in West Baltimore. Police and rioters clash on W. North Ave. in West Baltimore. <br />
The day Freddie Gray was put to rest, riots broke out in parts of Baltimore. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30173851A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - April 27, 2015: A looter runs past a make-shift barricade on North Ave. in West Baltimore. Police and rioters clash on W. North Ave. in West Baltimore. <br />
The day Freddie Gray was put to rest, riots broke out in parts of Baltimore. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30173851A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 12:<br />
Tara Herbert, infants room senior teacher, uses the computer in the front office to prep for a training at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland on January 12, 2021. <br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 12: Girls from a three-year-old class wait in the hallway for a bathroom break at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland Tuesday January 12, 2021. <br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 12:<br />
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The two’s and three’s classes play outside at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland Tuesday January 12, 2021. <br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 12: Nylah Cooper, 2, holding a dump truck, eyes the tower Sani Simmons, 4, builds, before she uses her toy to knock over the tower. Playtime for the little kids goes on as usual at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland on January 12, 2021. But their teachers, the school’s staff, and some of the older kids feel the absence of the school’s director. <br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 12: Pre-school teacher Tiffany Lewis comforts Sean Jackson during check-in at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland Tuesday January 12, 2021. <br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 11: Journee Simon wakes up from her nap in the three-year-olds class at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, Monday January 11, 2021.  Monday is the center’s first day back since their director, Crystal Hardy-Flowers died from COVID-19 over the winter holiday break.<br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 11: Students in Tymekia “Coach T” Spellman’s virtual learning class take advantage of free time at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland on Monday January 11, 2021 — their first day back since their director, Crystal Hardy-Flowers died from COVID-19 over the winter holiday break.<br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 12: Shanikia Johnson, a three-year-olds teacher, helps Magjor Jones clean up a puzzle at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland on January 12, 2021. Ms. Johnson was hired by the school’s late director Crystal Hardy-Flowers nine-years-ago. “She gave me my first start,” said Ms. Johnson who is saddened by her bosses’s death.<br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 12: During a bathroom break, Teacher Keyona Simms, flanked by students Karamya Martin, 4, left, and Jordyn Gunn, 2, right, sits next to a portrait of the Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center’s late director Crystal Hardy-Flowers, Tuesday January 12, 2021. The daycare’s director Crystal Hardy-Flowers died from COVID-19 related complications over the Winter Holiday break. Ms. Simms, who’s worked at the Baltimore daycare for four years, says she’s saddened by the loss of her boss, and tries to stay away from the office — where Mrs. Hardy-Flowers would often be, preferring to stay in her classroom and be around the kids.<br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 12: Montana Mason, 3, uses the slide during recess at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland on January 12, 2021. <br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 12:<br />
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The two’s and three’s classes play outside at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland Tuesday January 12, 2021. <br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 12: Teacher Keshawna Edwards zips up the coat of Montana Mason, 3, before recess at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland on January 12, 2021. <br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 12: Montana Mason, 3, takes a look at the ceiling on his way to get his coat before recess at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland on January 12, 2021. <br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 12: Keyona Simms  puts a hat on Nylah Cooper, 2, during play time in a combined class of two and three-year-olds at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, Tuesday January 12, 2021. The daycare’s director Crystal Hardy-Flowers died from COVID-19 related complications over the Winter Holiday break. Ms. Simms who’s worked at the daycare for four years says she’s saddened by the loss of her boss, and tries to stay away from the office — where Mrs. Hardy-Flowers would often be, preferring to stay in her classroom and be around the kids.<br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 12: Keyona Simms reads during circle time to a combined class of two and three-year-olds at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, Tuesday January 12, 2021. The daycare’s director Crystal Hardy-Flowers died from COVID-19 related complications over the Winter Holiday break. Ms. Simms who’s worked at the daycare for four years says she’s saddened by the loss of her boss, and tries to stay away from the office — where Mrs. Hardy-Flowers would often be, preferring to stay in her classroom and be around the kids.<br />
<br />
Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 12: Nylah Cooper, 2, sits up front while Keyona Simms reads “The Three Little Sharks” during circle time to a combined class of two and three-year-olds at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, Tuesday January 12, 2021. The daycare’s director Crystal Hardy-Flowers died from COVID-19 related complications over the Winter Holiday break. Ms. Simms who’s worked at the daycare for four years says she’s saddened by the loss of her boss, and tries to stay away from the office — where Mrs. Hardy-Flowers would often be, preferring to stay in her classroom and be around the kids.<br />
<br />
Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 12: Two-and-three-year-olds have a laugh during circle time at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland Tuesday January 12, 2021. <br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 12: Vince Wilson, the school’s maintenance worker takes down the winter decorations at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland on January 12, 2021. He was one of the first people Crystal Hardy-Flowers, the daycare’s late owner, hired.<br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 12: Pre-school teacher Tiffany Lewis comforts Sean Jackson while a teacher leads him to class during check-in at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland Tuesday January 12, 2021. <br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 11:<br />
Light casts in the stairway of the Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland Monday January 11, 2021 — the center’s first day back since their director, Crystal Hardy-Flowers died from COVID-19 over the winter holiday break. <br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 11: (L-R) Cash Cain, Brielle Kelly, and Journee Simon, play together n the three-year-olds class at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, Monday January 11, 2021. Monday is the center’s first day back since their director, Crystal Hardy-Flowers died from COVID-19 over the winter holiday break.<br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 11: Cash Cain drinks milk during snack-time in the three-year-olds class at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, Monday January 11, 2021.  Monday is the center’s first day back since their director, Crystal Hardy-Flowers died from COVID-19 over the winter holiday break.<br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 11:<br />
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Ashley Flowers, daughter of the late director of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center Crystal Hardy-Flowers, is on the phone making arrangements for her mother’s public viewing at the Baltimore daycare, Monday January 11, 2021 — the school’s first day re-opening since Mrs. Hardy-Flowers died from COVID-19 over the winter holiday break. Ashley Flowers juggles a full-time job while helping out with the school’s marketing. Her cousin, Jasmine Hardy, not pictured, took over as director.<br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 11: Kyle Carter, 7, watches a movie during break-time in Tymekia “Coach T” Spellman’s virtual learning class at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland on Monday January 11, 2021 — their first day back since their director, Crystal Hardy-Flowers died from COVID-19 over the winter holiday break.<br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 11: Hayden Simmons, 9, watches a movie during break-time in Tymekia “Coach T” Spellman’s virtual learning class at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland on Monday January 11, 2021 — their first day back since their director, Crystal Hardy-Flowers died from COVID-19 over the winter holiday break.<br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 11: Students in Tymekia “Coach T” Spellman’s virtual learning class take advantage of free time at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland on Monday January 11, 2021 — their first day back since their director, Crystal Hardy-Flowers died from COVID-19 over the winter holiday break.<br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 11: Students in Tymekia “Coach T” Spellman’s virtual learning class watch a movie or take a nap during a break at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland on Monday January 11, 2021 — their first day back since their director, Crystal Hardy-Flowers died from COVID-19 over the winter holiday break.<br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 11: <br />
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Joell Worth, 6, front, sits with classmates in Tymekia “Coach T” Spellman’s class at the  Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland on Monday January 11, 2021 — their first day back since their director, Crystal Hardy-Flowers died from COVID-19 over the winter holiday break.<br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 11:<br />
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Jamaal Miller, left, the after school coordinator at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, helps run the school’s virtual learning program for the older kids who attend the Baltimore school. Tyler Carter, 10, takes a break between virtual classes January 11, 2021. <br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 11: Condolence cards and a photograph of Crystal Hardy-Flowers, the late director of the Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, sit on a table in the Baltimore school’s front hallway January 11, 2021 — the daycare’s first day re-opening since her COVID-19 related death New Years Eve, 2020.<br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 11: Late director of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center Crystal Hardy-Flowers would freely give out candy to her students. Her niece Jasmine Hardy, the center’s new director, said her aunt would often hide the candy under her desk or in a cabinet, and wouldn’t be surprised to see kids pop out from under her desk during school hours.<br />
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 in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland on January 11, 2021. <br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 11:<br />
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A front office dry erase board memorial is written for Crystal Hardy-Flowers, late director of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland on January 11, 2021. <br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - April 27, 2015: Police lines taken from destroyed police vehicles flow from traffic lights on N. West Ave. Police and rioters clash on W. North Ave. in West Baltimore. <br />
The day Freddie Gray was put to rest, riots broke out in parts of Baltimore. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30173851A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: Jezell Savoy, 9, helps clean up an over-grown city-owned lot next to and behind her family's home in West Baltimore Saturday August 5th, 2017. In September of 2016, Jezell was shot in the foot while hula hooping at their previous home while running away from an altercation involving a gun. She thought she stepped on glass. <br />
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The Event, "My Block My Hood Initiative's Neighborhood Clean Up" is part of the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' organized by activists and community groups.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - January 26, 2017: Gervonta Davis visits his old neighborhood in West Baltimore. The current IBF Junior Lightweight Champion grew up with an unstable home life. His father was in and out of jail and both of his parents used drugs. Gervonta was raised by grandparents and stayed in a group home. Boxing was the stable thing in his life. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30201545A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: Volunteers and members of the No Boundaries Coalition clean up an over-grown city owned lot at the intersection of Druid Hill Ave., and Robert St., in West Baltimore Saturday August 5th, 2017. The Event, "My Block My Hood Initiative's Neighborhood Clean Up" is part of the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' organized by activists and community groups.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: Shantay Guy, 43, Executive director of the Baltimore Mediation Center, fields a phone call while volunteering to clean up an over-grown city owned lot at the intersection of Druid Hill Ave., and Robert St., in West Baltimore Saturday August 5th, 2017. The Event, "My Block My Hood Initiative's Neighborhood Clean Up" is part of the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' organized by activists and community groups.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: Rob Helfenbein, associate dean school of education Loyola University, left, Ray Kelly, 46, president of No Boundaries Coalition, middle, and Shantay Guy, 43, executive director of the Baltimore Mediation Center volunteer to clean up an over-grown city owned lot at the intersection of Druid Hill Ave., and Robert St., in West Baltimore Saturday August 5th, 2017. The Event, "My Block My Hood Initiative's Neighborhood Clean Up" is part of the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' organized by activists and community groups. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - April 27, 2015: Police and rioters clash near Mondawmin Mall in West Baltimore. <br />
The day Freddie Gray was put to rest, riots broke out in parts of Baltimore. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30173851A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - January 26, 2017: Boxer Nieem "The Brutal Machine" Somerville, 10, trains at the Upton Boxing Club in West Baltimore Thursday January 26, 2017.<br />
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Upton Boxing Club is where Coach Calvin Ford, the inspiration for character Dennis "Cutty" Wise from "The Wire," coaches. It's also the gym where Gervonta Davis, the current IBF junior lightweight champion, trains. Davis is undefeated (17-0) with 16 KOs. He also coaches dozens of amateurs and a few other professionals.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30201545A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - January 26, 2017: Gervonta Davis in his old neighborhood in West Baltimore. "This is where I used to play football." The current IBF Junior Lightweight Champion grew up with an unstable home life. His father was in and out of jail and both of his parents used drugs. Gervonta was raised by grandparents and had stints in a group home. Boxing was the stable thing in his life. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30201545A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - January 25, 2017: A boxers shadow boxes at the Upton Boxing Club in West Baltimore Wednesday January 25, 2017.<br />
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Upton Boxing Club is where Coach Calvin Ford, the inspiration for character Dennis "Cutty" Wise from "The Wire," coaches. It's also the gym where Gervonta Davis, the current IBF junior lightweight champion, trains. Davis is undefeated (17-0) with 16 KOs. He also coaches dozens of amateurs and a few other professionals.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30201545A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - April 27, 2015: Riot police stand in the background of a fire made from charcoal and cooking gas. Police and rioters clash on W. North Ave. in West Baltimore. <br />
The day Freddie Gray was put to rest, riots broke out in parts of Baltimore. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30173851A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - April 27, 2015: A man squirts lighter fluid on a fire made from charcoal and cooking gas. Police and rioters clash on W. North Ave. in West Baltimore. <br />
The day Freddie Gray was put to rest, riots broke out in parts of Baltimore. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30173851A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - April 27, 2015: Rioters stand near a destroyed police cruiser where Police and rioters clashed on W. North Ave. in West Baltimore. <br />
The day Freddie Gray was put to rest, riots broke out in parts of Baltimore. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30173851A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - April 27, 2015: Police and rioters clash on W. North Ave. in West Baltimore. <br />
The day Freddie Gray was put to rest, riots broke out in parts of Baltimore. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30173851A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - April 27, 2015: Police and rioters clash on W. North Ave. in West Baltimore. <br />
The day Freddie Gray was put to rest, riots broke out in parts of Baltimore. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30173851A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - April 27, 2015: Police and rioters clash on W. North Ave. in West Baltimore. <br />
The day Freddie Gray was put to rest, riots broke out in parts of Baltimore. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30173851A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - April 27, 2015: Police and rioters clash on W. North Ave. in West Baltimore. <br />
The day Freddie Gray was put to rest, riots broke out in parts of Baltimore. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30173851A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - April 27, 2015: A police car and van are set ablaze where Police and rioters clashed on W. North Ave. in West Baltimore. <br />
The day Freddie Gray was put to rest, riots broke out in parts of Baltimore. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30173851A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - April 27, 2015: Two State Police helicopters fly overhead where police and rioters clash near Mondawmin Mall in West Baltimore. <br />
The day Freddie Gray was put to rest, riots broke out in parts of Baltimore. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30173851A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - April 27, 2015: Police and rioters clash near Mondawmin Mall in West Baltimore. <br />
The day Freddie Gray was put to rest, riots broke out in parts of Baltimore. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30173851A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - April 27, 2015: Police and rioters clash near Mondawmin Mall in West Baltimore. <br />
The day Freddie Gray was put to rest, riots broke out in parts of Baltimore. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30173851A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - April 27, 2015: Police and rioters clash near Mondawmin Mall in West Baltimore. <br />
The day Freddie Gray was put to rest, riots broke out in parts of Baltimore. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30173851A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - April 27, 2015: Police and rioters clash near Mondawmin Mall in West Baltimore. <br />
The day Freddie Gray was put to rest, riots broke out in parts of Baltimore. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30173851A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - April 27, 2015: Police and rioters clash near Mondawmin Mall in West Baltimore. <br />
The day Freddie Gray was put to rest, riots broke out in parts of Baltimore. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30173851A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - April 27, 2015: Police and rioters clash near Mondawmin Mall in West Baltimore. <br />
The day Freddie Gray was put to rest, riots broke out in parts of Baltimore. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30173851A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: Ray Kelly, 46, president of No Boundaries Coalition helps clean up an over-grown city owned lot at the intersection of Druid Hill Ave., and Robert St., in West Baltimore Saturday August 5th, 2017. The Event, "My Block My Hood Initiative's Neighborhood Clean Up" is part of the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' organized by activists and community groups.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: Jezell Savoy, 9, helps clean up an over-grown city-owned lot next to and behind her family's home in West Baltimore Saturday August 5th, 2017. In September of 2016, Jezell was shot in the foot while hula hooping at their previous home while running away from an altercation involving a gun. She thought she stepped on glass. <br />
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The Event, "My Block My Hood Initiative's Neighborhood Clean Up" is part of the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' organized by activists and community groups.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: Justin Savoy, 13, left, his sister Jada, 11, middle, and Ray Kelly, 46, the president of No Boundaries Coalition, help clean up an over-grown city-owned lot next to and behind the Savoy's home in West Baltimore Saturday August 5th, 2017. The Event, "My Block My Hood Initiative's Neighborhood Clean Up" is part of the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' organized by activists and community groups.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: Father Ray Bomberger, pastor of St. Peter Claver and Saint Pious V, located three blocks from clean up site, helps clean up an over-grown city owned lot at the intersection of Druid Hill Ave., and Robert St., in West Baltimore Saturday August 5th, 2017. The Event, "My Block My Hood Initiative's Neighborhood Clean Up" is part of the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' organized by activists and community groups.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: Volunteers and members of the No Boundaries Coalition clean up an over-grown city owned lot at the intersection of Druid Hill Ave., and Robert St., in West Baltimore Saturday August 5th, 2017. The Event, "My Block My Hood Initiative's Neighborhood Clean Up" is part of the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' organized by activists and community groups.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: Volunteers and members of the No Boundaries Coalition clean up an over-grown city owned lot at the intersection of Druid Hill Ave., and Robert St., in West Baltimore Saturday August 5th, 2017. The Event, "My Block My Hood Initiative's Neighborhood Clean Up" is part of the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' organized by activists and community groups.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: Twins Jaden and Jordan Savoy, 7, and their older brother Justin Savoy, 13, volunteer to clean up an over-grown city owned lot next to and behind their house at the intersection of Druid Hill Ave., and Robert St., in West Baltimore Saturday August 5th, 2017. The Event, "My Block My Hood Initiative's Neighborhood Clean Up" is part of the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' organized by activists and community groups.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: Ray Kelly, 46, president of No Boundaries Coalition, left, and Father Ray Bomberger, pastor of St. Peter Claver and Saint Pious V, located three blocks from clean up site, help clean up an over-grown city owned lot at the intersection of Druid Hill Ave., and Robert St., in West Baltimore Saturday August 5th, 2017. The Event, "My Block My Hood Initiative's Neighborhood Clean Up" is part of the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' organized by activists and community groups.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: Ray Kelly, 46, president of No Boundaries Coalition, left, and Father Ray Bomberger, pastor of St. Peter Claver and Saint Pious V, located three blocks from clean up site, help clean up an over-grown city owned lot at the intersection of Druid Hill Ave., and Robert St., in West Baltimore Saturday August 5th, 2017. The Event, "My Block My Hood Initiative's Neighborhood Clean Up" is part of the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' organized by activists and community groups.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: Twins Jaden and Jordan Savoy, 7, and Rob Helfenbein, associate dean school of education Loyola University, volunteer to clean up an over-grown city owned lot next to and behind their house at the intersection of Druid Hill Ave., and Robert St., in West Baltimore Saturday August 5th, 2017. The Event, "My Block My Hood Initiative's Neighborhood Clean Up" is part of the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' organized by activists and community groups.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: Twins Jaden and Jordan Savoy, 7, and Rob Helfenbein, associate dean school of education Loyola University, volunteer to clean up an over-grown city owned lot next to and behind their house at the intersection of Druid Hill Ave., and Robert St., in West Baltimore Saturday August 5th, 2017. The Event, "My Block My Hood Initiative's Neighborhood Clean Up" is part of the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' organized by activists and community groups.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: Twins Jaden and Jordan Savoy, 7, and Rob Helfenbein, associate dean school of education Loyola University, volunteer to clean up an over-grown city owned lot next to and behind their house at the intersection of Druid Hill Ave., and Robert St., in West Baltimore Saturday August 5th, 2017. The Event, "My Block My Hood Initiative's Neighborhood Clean Up" is part of the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' organized by activists and community groups.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: Ray Kelly, 46, president of No Boundaries Coalition helps clean up an over-grown city owned lot at the intersection of Druid Hill Ave., and Robert St., in West Baltimore Saturday August 5th, 2017. The Event, "My Block My Hood Initiative's Neighborhood Clean Up" is part of the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' organized by activists and community groups.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: The Savoy Siblings (L-R) Justin, 13, Jezell, 9, and Jada, 11, help clean up an over-grown city-owned lot next to and behind their home in West Baltimore Saturday August 5th, 2017. The Event, "My Block My Hood Initiative's Neighborhood Clean Up" is part of the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' organized by activists and community groups.<br />
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In September of 2016, Jezell was shot in the foot while hula hooping at their previous home while running away from an altercation involving a gun. She thought she stepped on glass. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: The Savoy Siblings (L-R) Justin, 13, Jezell, 9, and Jada, 11, help clean up an over-grown city-owned lot next to and behind their home in West Baltimore Saturday August 5th, 2017. The Event, "My Block My Hood Initiative's Neighborhood Clean Up" is part of the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' organized by activists and community groups.<br />
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In September of 2016, Jezell was shot in the foot while hula hooping at their previous home while running away from an altercation involving a gun. She thought she stepped on glass. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: Ray Kelly, 46, president of No Boundaries Coalition, left, and Jada Savoy, 11, help clean up an over-grown city-owned lot next to and behind their home in West Baltimore Saturday August 5th, 2017. The Event, "My Block My Hood Initiative's Neighborhood Clean Up" is part of the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' organized by activists and community groups.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: The Savoy Siblings (L-R) Jezell, 9, Justin, 13, and Jordan, 7, help clean up an over-grown city-owned lot next to and behind their home in West Baltimore Saturday August 5th, 2017. The Event, "My Block My Hood Initiative's Neighborhood Clean Up" is part of the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' organized by activists and community groups.<br />
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In September of 2016, Jezell was shot in the foot while hula hooping at their previous home while running away from an altercation involving a gun. She thought she stepped on glass. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: Seven-year-old Savoy twins Jaden, left, and Jordan, right, volunteer to clean up an over-grown city owned lot next to and behind their house at the intersection of Druid Hill Ave., and Robert St., in West Baltimore Saturday August 5th, 2017. The Event, "My Block My Hood Initiative's Neighborhood Clean Up" is part of the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' organized by activists and community groups.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: Darlene Cain, board member for No Boundaries Coalition, volunteers to clean up an over-grown city owned lot at the intersection of Druid Hill Ave., and Robert St., in West Baltimore Saturday August 5th, 2017. The Event, "My Block My Hood Initiative's Neighborhood Clean Up" is part of the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' organized by activists and community groups.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: Twins Jaden and Jordan Savoy, 7, volunteer to clean up an over-grown city owned lot next to and behind their house at the intersection of Druid Hill Ave., and Robert St., in West Baltimore Saturday August 5th, 2017. The Event, "My Block My Hood Initiative's Neighborhood Clean Up" is part of the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' organized by activists and community groups.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: Roots Hartley, 59, from West Baltimore, sits under a pagoda in Druid Hill Park, Sunday August 5th, 2017. He doesn't think all police are bad. <br />
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 the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' organized by activists and community groups.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: Fliers promoting the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' hang on a shuttered car wash in West Baltimore Saturday August 5th, 2017.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - August 05, 2017: Fliers promoting the 72-hour Baltimore 'ceasefire' hang on a shuttered car wash in West Baltimore Saturday August 5th, 2017.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID:  30209578A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - January 26, 2017: Nieem "The Brutal Machine" Somerville, 10, left, spars with another boxer at the Upton Boxing Club in West Baltimore Wednesday January 26, 2017. <br />
Upton Boxing Club coach Calvin Ford is on the right.<br />
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Upton Boxing Club is where Coach Calvin Ford, the inspiration for character Dennis "Cutty" Wise from "The Wire," coaches. It's also the gym where Gervonta Davis, the current IBF junior lightweight champion, trains. Davis is undefeated (17-0) with 16 KOs. He also coaches dozens of amateurs and a few other professionals.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30201545A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - January 26, 2017: Nieem "The Brutal Machine" Somerville, 10, spars at the Upton Boxing Club in West Baltimore Wednesday January 26, 2017. <br />
Upton Boxing Club is where Coach Calvin Ford, the inspiration for character Dennis "Cutty" Wise from "The Wire," coaches. It's also the gym where Gervonta Davis, the current IBF junior lightweight champion, trains. Davis is undefeated (17-0) with 16 KOs. He also coaches dozens of amateurs and a few other professionals.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30201545A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - January 26, 2017: Boxer Nieem "The Brutal Machine" Somerville, 10, takes a water break after sparring at the Upton Boxing Club in West Baltimore Thursday January 26, 2017.<br />
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Upton Boxing Club is where Coach Calvin Ford, the inspiration for character Dennis "Cutty" Wise from "The Wire," coaches. It's also the gym where Gervonta Davis, the current IBF junior lightweight champion, trains. Davis is undefeated (17-0) with 16 KOs. He also coaches dozens of amateurs and a few other professionals.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30201545A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - January 26, 2017: Ray Somerville, 41, fastens the headgear of his son Boxer Nieem "The Brutal Machine" Somerville, 10, before sparring at the Upton Boxing Club in West Baltimore Thursday January 26, 2017.<br />
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Upton Boxing Club is where Coach Calvin Ford, the inspiration for character Dennis "Cutty" Wise from "The Wire," coaches. It's also the gym where Gervonta Davis, the current IBF junior lightweight champion, trains. Davis is undefeated (17-0) with 16 KOs. He also coaches dozens of amateurs and a few other professionals.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30201545A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - January 26, 2017: Ray Somerville, 41, fastens the headgear of his son Boxer Nieem "The Brutal Machine" Somerville, 10, before sparring at the Upton Boxing Club in West Baltimore Thursday January 26, 2017.<br />
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Upton Boxing Club is where Coach Calvin Ford, the inspiration for character Dennis "Cutty" Wise from "The Wire," coaches. It's also the gym where Gervonta Davis, the current IBF junior lightweight champion, trains. Davis is undefeated (17-0) with 16 KOs. He also coaches dozens of amateurs and a few other professionals.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30201545A
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  • Baltimore, Maryland - January 25, 2017: Boxers Sa'mari "Time Machine" Everette, 9, and Nieem "The Brutal Machine" Somerville, 10, spar at the Upton Boxing Club in West Baltimore Wednesday January 25, 2017. Rodney C. Hunt coaches.<br />
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Upton Boxing Club is where Coach Calvin Ford, the inspiration for character Dennis "Cutty" Wise from "The Wire," coaches. It's also the gym where Gervonta Davis, the current IBF junior lightweight champion, trains. Davis is undefeated (17-0) with 16 KOs. He also coaches dozens of amateurs and a few other professionals.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30201545A
    170125_Boxing_Baltimore_0970.jpg
  • Baltimore, Maryland - January 25, 2017: Cuttino "2sharp" Oliver, 13, left, and Candice Carter, 17, spar at the Upton Boxing Club in West Baltimore Wednesday January 25, 2017.<br />
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Upton Boxing Club is where Coach Calvin Ford, the inspiration for character Dennis "Cutty" Wise from "The Wire," coaches. It's also the gym where Gervonta Davis, the current IBF junior lightweight champion, trains. Davis is undefeated (17-0) with 16 KOs. He also coaches dozens of amateurs and a few other professionals.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30201545A
    170125_Boxing_Baltimore_0901.jpg
  • Baltimore, Maryland - January 25, 2017: Boxers Cuttino "2sharp" Oliver, 13, and Nieem "The Brutal Machine" Somerville, 10, spar at the Upton Boxing Club in West Baltimore Wednesday January 25, 2017. Rodney C. Hunt coaches in the background.<br />
<br />
Upton Boxing Club is where Coach Calvin Ford, the inspiration for character Dennis "Cutty" Wise from "The Wire," coaches. It's also the gym where Gervonta Davis, the current IBF junior lightweight champion, trains. Davis is undefeated (17-0) with 16 KOs. He also coaches dozens of amateurs and a few other professionals.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30201545A
    170125_Boxing_Baltimore_0944.jpg
  • Baltimore, Maryland - January 25, 2017: Boxer Nieem "The Brutal Machine" Somerville, 10, trains at the Upton Boxing Club in West Baltimore Wednesday January 25, 2017.<br />
<br />
Upton Boxing Club is where Coach Calvin Ford, the inspiration for character Dennis "Cutty" Wise from "The Wire," coaches. It's also the gym where Gervonta Davis, the current IBF junior lightweight champion, trains. Davis is undefeated (17-0) with 16 KOs. He also coaches dozens of amateurs and a few other professionals.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30201545A
    170125_Boxing_Baltimore_0867.jpg
  • Baltimore, Maryland - January 25, 2017: Coach Rodney C. Hunt, left, and Coach Calvin Ford, right, demonstrate body work exercises in the ring at Upton Boxing Club in West Baltimore Wednesday January 25, 2017.<br />
<br />
Ford, the inspiration for character Dennis "Cutty" Wise from "The Wire," coaches Gervonta Davis, the current IBF junior lightweight champion, who is undefeated (17-0) with 16 KOs. He also coaches dozens of amateurs and a few other professionals.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30201545A
    170125_Boxing_Baltimore_0661.jpg
  • Baltimore, Maryland - January 25, 2017: Coach Calvin Ford, left, and Coach Rodney C. Hunt, right, demonstrate body work exercises in the ring at Upton Boxing Club in West Baltimore Wednesday January 25, 2017.<br />
<br />
Ford, the inspiration for character Dennis "Cutty" Wise from "The Wire," coaches Gervonta Davis, the current IBF junior lightweight champion, who is undefeated (17-0) with 16 KOs. He also coaches dozens of amateurs and a few other professionals.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30201545A
    170125_Boxing_Baltimore_0630.jpg
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