Chess

Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards - 2019 Tribeca Film Festival

New National Chess Master, 10, Overcame Homelessness

A 10-year-old chess prodigy who overcame homelessness has won the title of National Chess Master.
by Brandee Sanders
08.26.21
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Trevor Noah To Produce Film About Chess Prodigy

Trevor Noah will produce a film about an 8-year-old chess prodigy who overcame homelessness.
by NewsOne Staff
03.30.20
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Ben Carson Endorses Kentucky Governor Accused Of Racism

Matt Bevin is running for reelection in Kentucky.
by Parker Riley
03.30.20
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Homeless 8-Year-Old Chess Champion Finds A Home

After spending two years living in a shelter, 8-year-old New York State chess champion Tanitoluwa Adewumi and his family now…
by NewsOne Staff
03.28.20
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Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin Insults Black Children

Matt Bevin is receiving serious backlash.
by NewsOne Staff
07.11.18
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Black Excellence: Baltimore Boy Becomes Chess Champion

Cahree Myrick, 12, has become the first-ever individual national youth chess champion in Baltimore, Maryland after a major victory in…
by Clarissa Hamlin
05.31.17
Boy (6-7) playing chess

Chess Club Heals The Wounds Of Ferguson Students

A pilot program chess club helps Ferguson students heal. Organizers are seeing dramatic improvements.
by nigelroberts1
06.02.16
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African American Chess Masters And Leaders By Example

Three young African American chess players from the New York City area have each become masters before their 13th birthdays.…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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12-Year-Old Chess Whiz Could Become Youngest Grandmaster

NEW YORK — James Black Jr. is making all the right moves! Black hopes to beat the record for the…
by Charles Dixon
06.19.19
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