Received the current issue of "One Step Away" and several of the articles touched me to subscribe personally and also encourage fellow Activerain people to consider getting informed on this subject and consider supporting thier cause! I have linked a short article from a former Ex-World Champ boxer - entitled "FIGHTING BACK"
Matthew Saad Muhammad is entering the ring for his next fight, as an advocate in the battle against homelessness. He's hosting "Knock Out Homelessness" on April 28 to raise awareness, and benefit local organizations working to end homelessness in Philadelphia. You can find more info on the event here. Below is the front page story that ran in One Step Away, in which Matthew talked about the latest chapter in his incredible life story:
He still moves like a fighter, massive shoulders rolled forward, almost gliding across the room like he's stalking an opponent. Matthew Saad Muhammad strides through the RHD Ridge Center, where he's just done his laundry, and sits in the lunch room.
Someone sees him and hollers: "Champ!" Saad Muhammad smiles. He's among friends here.
Saad Muhammad, former light heavyweight champion of the world, member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, one of the greatest fighters of all time and a Philadelphia icon, is today a resident of RHD Ridge Center, the city's largest homeless shelter.
The Champ is here.
"It's embarrassing, putting myself here," Saad Muhammad said. "I admitted myself here because I thought this was a reputable place where I could get my life together. I went through so much stress, so many problems. When I walked in here, I was in outer space.
"The day I walked through those doors, I thought: Do I really want to do this to myself? But they were willing to work with me. They said: Matthew, we'll do whatever you need. I was shocked! Were they kidding? They didn't ask me for anything, they didn't want anything from me. They said they'd work with me, and it was going to be OK. They allowed me the days I needed."
The July issue of One Step Away, Philadelphia's first street newspaper and the only street paper in the country produced by the homeless, featured a front-page story on Saad Muhammad's latest comeback written by homeless writer Jose Espinosa.
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