“Protect the King,” Concord dad goes viral after gifting son a chess piece

CONCORD, NC – A heartwarming story from earlier this year unintentionally went viral online and has ties to the Charlotte area.

The clip features a local dad, Amenemhet Ashenafi,Β  dropping his son, Nassur off to college at Western Carolina University and emotionally gifting him a king chess piece.

I caught up with the to talk about the moment and the meaning of fatherhood.