Recap of The Beginning
President and Founder of Because I Tried Enterprises, Inc., Modie Cox enjoyed an active and celebrated basketball career for a number of years. From high school to college and later…
‘Winning because we tried’
Modie Cox brings special message of hope, unity to LHS & NFHS student-athletes A horrible upbringing and brief stint in jail brought Modie Cox to another important crossroad in life —…
Modie’s Mission
Former Falls athlete counsels young inmates By Michele DeLuca michele.deluca@lockportjournal.com Growing up in Niagara Falls, Modie Cox was blessed. He was a basketball star at LaSalle High School and played…
Ex-Knick Wallace holds court
By Rodney McKissic John Wallace is 39 now, not old enough to collect AARP benefits, yet so far removed from his playing days that the students at Buffalo’s North Park…
Truth ties Cox to kids on the edge
Modie Cox has given more than 350 motivational talks to young kids over the past several years. So my first question was simple enough. How do you manage to keep…
Mentoring Program Keeps Falls Teens Off the Street
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — Dejuaine Motley knows what it's like to be on the streets."I walked these avenues. I walked these streets." The pastor shared his story with teens in…