The Game us Chess, Not Checkers

♟️ CHESS, NOT CHECKERS

This week on Office Hours with Professor Carl Tone Jones, we’re talking about emotional intelligence versus emotional reaction. Sometimes winning means controlling the impulse to respond and understanding the board before making your next move.

We also dive into the growing tension between Black men and Black women and ask whether legitimate criticism and accountability are increasingly being interpreted as hostility.

🎙️ Plus, we unpack the Stephen A. Smith controversy—the NABJ “Thumbs Down Award” and his heated conversation with Cari Champion and Jemele Hill. Was it accountability, unfair targeting, or an example of the larger gender divide we're discussing?

Think before you move. Control the emotion. Understand the board.

🎙️ Office Hours with Professor Carl Tone Jones

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