Andrea resides in Atlanta, Georgia. She's a lover of her very Jamaican family, music, cinema, different cultures, travel, basketball, and down to earth folk. She's especially passionate about equality in the LGBTQ community particularly as it relates to people of the African Diaspora. Contact Andrea here: andrea@superselected.com.
, written by Tim Crothers and published by Simon & Schuster tells the inspiring and true story of Phiona Mutesi, a teenage chess prodigy from the Katwe slum of Kampala, Uganda…. Phiona searched out the Sports Outreach ministry site in the Katwe slum in 2005 because she was hungry. In addition to a meal she discovered her passion, skill and love for the game of chess.
[…] and One Extraordinary Girl’s Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster. Mutesi was also the subject of a documentary with the same name. Nyong’o will be playing Harriet Mutesi, Phiona’s […]
[…] and One Extraordinary Girl’s Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster. Mutesi was also the subject of a documentary with the same name. Nyong’o will be playing Harriet Mutesi, Phiona’s […]
[…] Girl’s Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster. Mutesi was also the subject of a documentary with the same name. Nyong’o will be playing Harriet Mutesi, Phiona’s mother. The film also stars newcomer Madina […]