(NEW YORK) — The first time Phiona Mutesi, 20, saw people playing chess, she thought it was people gambling. “I’d never seen it in my life and usually in Uganda, it was always, like, families that are ...

Katwe, Uganda, is one of the poorest places on Earth. Its slums are filled with walls made from cardboard and hanging fabric scraps. There are no roofs and when the rains come, the few possessions ...

Connie Frisbee Houde, of Albany, president of Jajja's Kids, visits with young boys who live in a home in Kampala, Uganda purchased through local donations in 2019. Diane Reiner, of Troy, a retired ...

The colors and rhythms of life in the slums of Uganda are what set "Queen of Katwe" apart from other underdog chess movies. While Hollywood has long celebrated chess as a great equalizer across race ...