It was a graduation ceremony like most others, featuring a grand display of pomp and circumstance. The graduates wore caps and gowns, and proud family members filled the audience. The only unusual aspect of this ceremony was that it took place at the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center in the town of Pacific, Missouri.
With the soul of Kasparov, Karpov, Fisher, Botvinnik, and the other immortals in the world of chess, 8-year-old Tanitoluwa (“Tani”) Adewumi is gradually becoming the embodiment of all the virtues that the game teaches: ingenuity, resilience, tenacity, and ambition.
After being named Best Actor at the 2019 Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Rami Malek spoke with emotion: “I am the son of immigrants from Egypt—a first-generation American, and part of my story is being written right now. ... I could not be more grateful to each and every one of you, and everyone who believed in me for this moment.”
Boris Kodjoe, a Hollywood actor of Ghanaian descent, afforded his closest friends a once in a lifetime experience when he took them to Ghana's inaugural Full Circle Festival this past December.
At 2 years old, most children speak only a few words and are just learning how to draw, but one South African boy was different. By the time he was 2, Oratilwe AJ Hlongwane was DJing under the name DJ Arch Junior.
