Archive for August 31st, 2008

New Orleans braces for Gustav

Posted in Politics on Aug 31st, 2008 No Comments »

Hurricane Gustav battering Dominican Republic enroute to the Gulf Coast. Just got off the phone with New Orleans native Rene Phillips who has fled his beloved city. Phillips experienced the wrath of Hurricane Katrina back in 2005 and recently moved back to New Orleans after temporary stints in Philadelphia and Atlanta. He spoke of the […]

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Kayende shines at Atlantic Open!

Posted in Drum Majors, Tournaments, USA on Aug 31st, 2008 4 Comments »

Oliver Kayende became a USCF Master back in April by scoring five points in the DC Chess League. That makes the 3rd African-American Master this year ahead of Kassa Korley and Kayin Barclay. Kayende had long shown he had talent in the DC scholastic circuit placing well in high school competitions. Recently Kayende played in […]

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