Bid whist was once called “a b-boy form of bridge” by Time magazine. The partnered bidding card game is popular in the Black community, but little known outside it. In his new book, The Gist of Bid ...

Bid Whist, a card game of bidding with partners to earn points, originated in London. How did it become a favorite among African Americans? Ed Gordon talks with Greg Morrison, co-author of Rise and ...

Bid whist is the African-American community's grand elder to the common card game "spades." Whist is all about art, style, tradition — and smack talking. It's also a gathering point for friends and ...

After facing off in an intense battle of skills in a card game marked by shrewd bidding, the Gordons, the G.I.'s and other two-member teams in the Astrodome-area's Raven's Bid Whist and Dominos Club ...