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Once Homeless, 10-Year-Old Tanitoluwa Adewumi Is Now America's Newest Chess Master

In 2019, Nigerian refugee Tanitoluwa “Tani” Adewumi rose to national prominence after New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof shared the story of Adewumi’s ascent from homeless youth to winning the New York State K-3 Championship at only eight years old. And now years removed from such a prestigious honor, his light burns brighter than ever…

By

Jay Connor

Published

May 12, 2021
News

We Owe Donald Trump as Much Respect as He Gave Us During His Run for President

In a concession speech that was exceptionally gracious, given the behavior of her political opponent throughout this abysmal and subsequently catastrophic election season, Hillary Clinton declared, “Donald Trump is going to be our president. We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead.” Clinton is a consummate professional, and though she deserved a…

By

Michael Arceneaux

Published

November 10, 2016
Oh, Now Mainstream Media Should Draw Lines in the Sand? That's Interesting

In his latest New York Times op-ed, “When a Crackpot Runs for President,” Nicholas Kristof laments the state of journalism and wonders if media has done enough to show that, according to him, any comparisons between Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump are false equivalencies. Kristof writes: I’m not sure that journalism bears…

By

Kirsten West Savali

Published

September 16, 2016