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Chess Coach Keeps the Young off the Street

Aired: March 5, 2010 No Comment

Reporter: Amikka Smith
Producer: Michelle Schacherer

One out of 18 men in the United States is behind bars, according to a U.S. Department Bureau of Justice report. Amikka Smith reports how one man is trying to fight that statistic by offering young guys in Harlem an alternative; chess. Andrew Gauldin is our New Yorker of the Week.

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