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The Royal Oak Initiative The Royal Oak Initiative (ROI) uses the wisdom of chess to protect, heal, and build community.

The mission of The Royal Oak Initiative (ROI) is to inspire and empower the leaders of tomorrow to master their own future of personal and economic success!

PEACE BY PIECE opens this evening with some amazing talent! ROI chess coach and resident DJ/selecta Ira will bless us wi...
10/10/2026

PEACE BY PIECE opens this evening with some amazing talent!

ROI chess coach and resident DJ/selecta Ira will bless us with some tunes 6-9pm
&
Community healer and song bird The Hood Alchemist will be serenading us around 7:30pm

You won’t to miss this enchanted night evening of celebration.

Special shoutout to all the artist exhibiting work:
Remix Arts
Fultz
Kayneisha Michelle Holloway
Malachi📌
11 22
Robert Miller

The Royal Oak Initiative invites you to celebrate National Chess Day with us! Opening 10/10, Peace by Piece is a mixed...
10/04/2026

The Royal Oak Initiative invites you to celebrate National Chess Day with us!

Opening 10/10, Peace by Piece is a mixed-media exhibition exploring chess as more than a game — as a cultural language, a visual vocabulary, a historical artifact, and a space for strategy, identity, creativity, connection, and imagination!

For centuries, chess has moved across borders, generations, and cultures. Its pieces, patterns, players, rituals, and histories have inspired artists, thinkers, designers, activists, and storytellers. Peace by Piece invites artists to consider what chess means to us today — and what it might mean tomorrow.

We at ROI see the connection between chess and art as a way to exercise the left and right brain. Critical and creative thought. The gallery started from the mind of a child with Queen’s first art show in 2025 and now with this show we will have had a full year of art programming thanks to I Am Columbus-estate network and Nina Wells !

ROI’s Youth-Focused Fall Library Sessions! 🌳We encourage students to meet us where knowledge convenes- at your local lib...
09/17/2026

ROI’s Youth-Focused Fall Library Sessions! 🌳

We encourage students to meet us where knowledge convenes- at your local library! We’ll be at 7 sites this fall, promoting wisdom and wellness to the next generation of leaders & thinkers.

KNIGHT SHIFT Columbus Museum of Art at The Pizzuti 🌙Join ROI at Columbus Museum of Art at The Pizzuti, THIS SATURDAY 9/5...
08/31/2026

KNIGHT SHIFT Columbus Museum of Art at The Pizzuti 🌙

Join ROI at Columbus Museum of Art at The Pizzuti, THIS SATURDAY 9/5 from 7-10pm! All levels are welcomed and encouraged!
Inspired by the current exhibition “The Day Tomorrow Began” by Bahamian-American artist, Tavares Strachan.
We are passionate about cultivating space for critical and creative thinking in our communities as Tavares does in his current body of work.
Bring a friend or meet one there! We look forward to seeing y’all. ♟️🌳

It’s bigger than chess, it’s community.💚 We win together and we learn together. Bring a loved one, meet someone new, sha...
08/23/2026

It’s bigger than chess, it’s community.💚 We win together and we learn together.

Bring a loved one, meet someone new, share your wisdom, and reflect on how we are each moving through the world.
Also come check out some of the new art we have on display in the4cgallery ! If you’re not up to playing chess today, come and create with us in the gallery space! At The 4C, We value critical AND creative thinking.

ROI Chess Sundays Today!
ALL AGES AND SKILL LEVELS ENCOURAGED
$5 Suggested donations
The 4C | 80 Parsons Ave.
3-7 PM

Things are often changing, pieces moving all over the board, the clock ticking on your next move, the leaves starting to...
08/09/2026

Things are often changing, pieces moving all over the board, the clock ticking on your next move, the leaves starting to fall...
At The Royal Oak Initiative, we are committed to meeting every 2nd and 4th Sunday at our hub "The 4C" because we believe in the value of intergenerational learning and connection! We love to craft a space to ask questions and consider different perspectives! We need your contribution!
Whether you can make it out to 80 Parsons from 3 – 7pm THIS SUNDAY or 3 months from now, we are glad to have you at any level or any experience.

Chess Sundays also just got a little sweeter since our Coach Liaison and team superstar, Coach Honey, is now sharing handcrafted tea blends to pair with our chess games and good conversations! ☕️

Make a donation to our mission via the Zeffy link in our bio and we will see you soon! Let's keep making moves.

Peace! 🌳

If you’ve been to our hub, The Cooperative Cultural Chess Center “The 4C”, you may have noticed these afrocentric wooden...
07/29/2026

If you’ve been to our hub, The Cooperative Cultural Chess Center “The 4C”, you may have noticed these afrocentric wooden chess boards that adorn our space. These wooden, handcrafted, and empowering works of functional art, serve as the perfect intersection between strategy and creativity- qualities we value as leaders. Bold in color and design, we encourage players to remember the legacies that carry them, the necessity of diversity , and the power of resilience.
Would you or someone you know be interested in one of these boards uplifting your home, school, or community space?

Our ROI chessboards are now available for purchase through the link in our bio! 🌳

07/20/2026

We kicked off International Chess Day at King Arts Complex where our team worked with youth ages 5-17! We end every session with a circle up to reflect on our moves that day and to remember the peace everyone is contributing to our mission. What is your favorite thing about chess? 🌳

Happy International Chess Day from The ROI team! 🌳We had a great time playing chess and connecting over at Columbus Muse...
07/20/2026

Happy International Chess Day from The ROI team! 🌳

We had a great time playing chess and connecting over at Columbus Museum of Art at The Pizzuti this weekend. Making moves beyond the board is an integral part of our mission.

Updated Summer Calendar! We are working on something special for our next tournament that requires more intention and st...
07/15/2026

Updated Summer Calendar! We are working on something special for our next tournament that requires more intention and strategy. We encourage our community to share images of them playing chess in unique spaces. Where do you make your best moves?
Turn on post notifications for updates on our programming and how you can stay connected with our mission. 🔔🌳

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