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Orrin Hudson was featured on page 159 of the August 2005 issue of Black Enterprise (BE). BE is a popular magazine focusing on economic empowerment, wealth-building and money management. Hudson told The Chess Drum that, "miracles are happening," and bigger things are to come with BeSomeone, Inc.
Hudson's story is well-known. A native of Birmingham and one of thirteen children, Hudson picked up the game after having been a petty thief. An English teacher, James Edge gave him a chess book and Hudson reflected,
"The turning point in my life was when I learned that no one was coming to my rescue. Chess taught me that for my game to get better, I had to get better, and for my life to get better, I have to get better."
Hudson took his life savings of $20,000 to form BeSomeone, Inc., a non-profit organization designed to reach out to at-risk youth and teaching them the game of life through chess.
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