“Actions are Everything:” Brad McKee Trains Youth Athletes in Louisiana

July 27, 2020 by
Photo Credit: Brad McKee (https://www.instagram.com/bmckee10/)

Two weeks ago, Brad McKee noticed two young African American boys from the neighborhood poking their heads in his gym, looking intrigued by what they saw. “Look at that girl lifting all that weight,” said one of the boys.

  • “They were itching to get in here. I saw it in their face and their eyes. So I went out and talked to them,” said McKee, the owner of CrossFit Hammond in Hammond, LA.

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