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Law student and Brooklyn native Rochelle Ballantyne, ranked an expert by the U.S. Chess Federation, has set her sights on…
Tanitoluwa "Tani" Adewumi has battled a challenging immigrant experience on his way to becoming one of chess' best young players.
Queen of Katwe star Nikita Pearl Waligwa died Sunday at the age of 15 a brain tumor which had gone…
Trevor Noah is set to produce a movie about an 8 year-old Nigerian chess prodigy who won the NY State…
The homeless boy who captured the heart of a nation after securing the New York state chess champion title despite
[griojw id=”MuLbc5AW” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] A homeless Nigerian boy, whose family is seeking asylum in the US, has been crowned a chess
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin made a tone-deaf and biased statement that angered the West Louisville community while visiting black school kids.
On Tuesday, Disney dropped the trailer for the new movie “Queen of Katwe,” which stars Lupita Nyong'o as a Ugandan…
Thirteen-year-old Jada Hamilton struggled to find the words to adequately describe how she felt about her team's victory...
CLUTCH - Rochelle Ballantyne, 17, of Brooklyn is taking the chess world by storm. She is on the verge of…
theGRIO'S 100 - In just four years, Bronx native Justus Williams went from chess novice to being awarded the level…
Fifth-grade students at P.S. 36 are bettering their communication skills and decision-making by becoming life-size pieces in a chess game...
NY Times - Among that select group of prodigies are three black players from the New York City area --…
"It would mean a lot because I've worked so hard for it," said James. "I've practiced a lot to become…
theGRIO VIDEO - He's quiet, loves Jay-Z and Lil' Wayne, and wears the latest and greatest Air Jordan's. However, don't…