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Community Voices: keon on how to describe Livonia to an outsider

I'm a basketball player at Kentucky State University. I'm from Livonia, Michigan. My hometown, Livonia, Michigan, is very unique.

keon henderson (Basketball, Kentucky State University) grew up in Livonia. HelloNation asks student athletes one question about the place that raised them and records the answer on camera. This is keon henderson’s, in full.

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The question

If someone had never been to your hometown, how would you describe its character and reputation? What makes it unique, memorable, or influential?

The answer, as recorded

Transcript. What follows is a transcript of the video above, in keon henderson’s own words. It has not been rewritten, and no part of it was drafted for them.

Hi, my name is Keon Henderson. I'm a basketball player at Kentucky State University. I'm from Livonia, Michigan. My hometown, Livonia, Michigan, is very unique. From the people, to the parks and recreations, to being the number one largest public school district in the entire state of Michigan. These things make Livonia, Michigan, so unique. They also have the number one community college in the entire state of Michigan, which includes some of the best chefs in the entire world. Their culinary school is unmatched. Their culinary school includes some of the top chefs in the entire world. They go to make meals in all types of different countries, make meals for different occasions, that includes very, very popular figures. Also, what makes Livonia, Michigan, so unique is the parks and recreations are very beautiful. They're large, very large places that people and families go to walk their pets, swim at their beaches, and also just scroll around and ride your bike. Livonia, Michigan is a nice, quiet town, secure area, where the police officers, fire department, teachers, all come together, and families. They all come together, and they all take their time with each other and learn each other. For generations after generations, we all remain one big happy family in Livonia, Michigan.

Recorded by HelloNation as part of its athlete voices program and published by Hello Newswire, HelloNation’s good news newswire. The words are the speaker’s own.

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