Marcus Callender is taking a beloved Black cultural pastime to the stage. The Power and Wu-Tang: An American Saga actor is ...

Spades and its predecessor bid whist are ‘Black family heirlooms’ played by Obama and Thurgood Marshall alike ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students behind the Harvard Business School's Spades clinic sat down with theGrio to discuss the clinic, the game, and how to ...

This November, Harlem audiences will experience a new story that hits close to home when Spades: The Play, written & directed by Marcus Callender, takes the stage at The Rokmil from November 1 through ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Heated debate is commonplace in a good spades game. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) It’s a brisk first Wednesday in June, and ...

Clint Coley was hanging with his friend, comedian Leonard Ouzts, who was doing a lot of trash-talking at the spades table a couple of years ago. That’s part of the game. Still, something didn’t set ...

Those who have never watched a game of spades played live may wonder what makes it so competitive. Unique Nicole / Getty Images “It took us 10 years to get it, the blood, the sweat, the tears, but we ...