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EffieBlack

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18. Go to a gathering place in just about any black neighborhood and you'll find people playing chess

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2018, 09:21 PM

Jul 2018

Over decades and centuries, black folk have developed and honed the skills that make a great chess player - strategy, patience, insight, thinking seven moves ahead, inscrutability, etc. - so it's ridiculous for anyone to be surprised that black people chess ...

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Kentucky Governor: Black Kids Playing Chess 'Not Something You Would've Thought of...' [View all] MrScorpio Jul 2018 OP

Neanderthal. Glimmer of Hope Jul 2018 #1

Bevin needs a checkmate come election time. saidsimplesimon Jul 2018 #2

Hip Hop Chess Federation DBoon Jul 2018 #3

JUST about as embarrassing as tRump Bayard Jul 2018 #4

I hope he enjoys his next year and a half as governor Norbert Jul 2018 #5

Bevin is an idiot Gothmog Jul 2018 #6

I'm in Chicago . Chess is very popular here and it's not just Chicago . He is an idiot lunasun Jul 2018 #7

Kids from my old elementary school went to compete at the Chess SuperNationals... MrScorpio Jul 2018 #8

It's in the streets here . lunasun Jul 2018 #12

Damn Solly Mack Jul 2018 #9

I played chess as a young black girl growing up; and my black son-in-law played golf in high school politicaljunkie41910 Jul 2018 #10

He is an idiot but i guess it shows how bad things have gotten that i thought JI7 Jul 2018 #11

It's insulting because chess has a history in the black community in many places lunasun Jul 2018 #16

Only something racists would not have thought of. GulfCoast66 Jul 2018 #13

Do you suppose . . . Sam McGee Jul 2018 #14

👍 Duppers Jul 2018 #17

Click the link; read the entire article; then read all the responses. NBachers Jul 2018 #15

Go to a gathering place in just about any black neighborhood and you'll find people playing chess EffieBlack Jul 2018 #18

That's exactly what I was thinking! AwakeAtLast Jul 2018 #19

And I bet they didn't ask for any m-f'ing iced tea, either eleny Jul 2018 #20

Underlying all that racism, Bevin also hates public education. blogslut Jul 2018 #21

Wow. progressoid Jul 2018 #22

Episode of the Moth erpowers Jul 2018 #23