CHICAGO -- Academy Award winner, Lupita Nyong'o, stars in a new film, "Queen of Katwe," that is based on a true story of a young girl living on the streets of Uganda whose life is turned upside down ...

KATWE, Uganda (AP) — In a two-room shack in the heart of a Kampala slum, a barefoot 5-year-old boy is being taught how to move his pawns. He is one of scores of Ugandan children following in the ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The inspirational story of a young girl in Uganda whose life was changed by a game opens in theaters everywhere this weekend. Disney's "Queen of Katwe" tells the true story of a ...

The Red Carpet at the 60th Annual BFI London Film Festival was flooded with vibrant color, mostly thanks to Lupita Nyong'o (we NEED that headwrap) and the screening of 'Queen of Katwe', in theaters ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. "Queen of Katwe" stars David Oyelowo (left) and Madina Nalwanga (right). Tales of diamonds in the rough are as old as stories ...

Meet Phiona. She is an international chess champion who grew up in a slum in Uganda. Phiona Mutesi's inspiring true story will play out on the big screen in Disney's Queen of Katwe, starring Lupita ...

*Sadly, Ugandan actress Nikita Pearl Waligwa, who was in the 2016 Disney film “Queen of Katwe,” has died at 15-years-old. According to Variety, Waligwa was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2016 and ...

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. Lupita Nyong’o in ...

For any parent who’s looking for an inspirational poster to put on a daughter’s bedroom wall between soccer star Alex Morgan and gymnast Simone Biles, may I recommend one of Phiona Mutesi sitting at ...

Nikita Pearl Waligwa, the young Ugandan newcomer who starred in “Queen of Katwe,” the 2016 Disney film about a chess champion’s coming of age, has died of a brain tumor. She was 15. Her death was ...

In the bustling world of cinema, where sports and drama meet, few tales capture the enduring spirit of hope and determination as vividly as this story. From the vibrant streets of Kampala to the ...

Nikita Waligwa, a child actress who appeared in the 2016 Disney film Queen of Katwe, died of a brain tumor on Saturday, according to the high school she attended in Uganda. She was 15. "Fare thee well ...