Adisa Banjoko, named one of the top 20 under 40 by California's most prestigious magazine, has been a respected journalist for over 15 years and has appeared in the New York Times, The Harvard Archive, San 
Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post, Vibe, Grappling, Yoga Journal, NPR, Pacific News Service, and Allhiphop.com.He most recently founded the Hip-Hop Chess Federation an organization that fuses music, chess and martial arts to promote non-violence, unity and strategy.