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Success and Hip-Hop Chess

Hip-hop, poverty, inner-city youth, many people—perhaps of a certain race or over a certain age—tune these things out. As rapper Jay-Z said in an interview with Cornell West at the New York Public Library, “People hear certain words and just immediately hear white noise after that, [they] don’t hear anything else.” The press covers hip-hop […]

Hip-Hop Chess Tourney In San Jose

Want to help young people? Grab a board. We’re talking about a chess board. Come Saturday, February 11th, in San Jose, the boards will be hot, and so will the turntables. It’ll be time for the 5th annual Hip-Hop Chess Federation tournament. A chance for kids to play chess, meet some of their musical heroes, […]