CHAPEL HILL, NC (WTVD) -- Spotlight Cinema held a red-carpet, sneak peek screening of a new Disney movie to benefit charity, in honor of the Chapel Hill author who wrote the book that inspired it all.
The film is based on the inspiring true story of Phiona Mutesi, an Ugandan teen chess prodigy who becomes a Woman Candidate Master after her performances at World Chess Olympiads. We’ve been excited ...
Sometimes an article makes all the difference. “The Queen of Katwe” is a book by UNC lecturer Tim Crothers, following a Ugandan slum girl’s rise from a no-hope future to international chess combat.