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Meet the 8-Year-Old Boy Who Owns and Runs His Very First Successful Business
Chase Anderson, an 8-year-old North Philadelphia kid, is perhaps the region’s youngest entrepreneur thanks to his…
At 23, Linda Johnson Rice Became the Vice President of the Johnson Publishing Company
She rose to prominence at a young age. Linda Johnson Rice was appointed vice president and…
These High School Students May Have Discovered a New Proof for a 2,000-Year-Old Mathematical Theorem
The American Mathematical Society’s Annual Southeastern Conference featured a presentation by teenagers Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya…
Student Born With Heart Defect Earns $2.5M in Scholarships, Accepted to 61 Colleges
Kyanna Woods, an African American girl from Concord, North Carolina, who was born with a heart…
Lex Gillette: First Blind Paralympian to Win 5 Medals Releases New Book on Vision
Lex Gillette developed blindness at the very young age of 8, however, that didn’t deter…
Who is Neema Swai? Tanzanian Pilot Who Just Made History Flying The First Cargo-only Aircraft in Africa
Tanzanians were overjoyed earlier this month when the country’s first cargo plane arrived.The freighter plane,…
25-Year-Old Nomhle Ngwenya is the Youngest and First Black Woman PhD Graduate at Wits University’s Science Faculty
African girls and women in STEM confront a number of hurdles, including a lack of…
18-Year-Old Student Beats Cancer, Graduates High School With 4.7 GPA
Aya Osman, an 18-year-old African American girl from Orange Park, Florida, who has been battling…
13-Year-Old Among Group of Kids Graduating High School With Over 50 College Credits Earned Each
Meet Keniah Washington, thirteen, Keyanna Grant, fourteen, Miracle Butler, fifteen, Tyreek Nash, fifteen, and Kaitlyn…
Teen Born with a Heart Defect is Graduating Top of Her Class with $2.5 million in Scholarships
Kyanna Woods was born with a heart abnormality, and her parents were informed she would…
Black Twin Sisters From Pennsylvania Headed To Harvard
It is obvious that admittance to an Ivy League school is not simple, as hundreds…
North Carolina High School Gets Its First Black Valedictorian In 100 Years
Gwendolyn Bailey, the first Black student to attend R.J. Reynolds High School after segregation, was…
12-Year-Old Black Girl Becomes Canada’s Youngest Person to Graduate College
Anthaea-Grace Patricia Dennis, a 12-year-old student from Ottawa, Canada, has become the youngest person in…
14-Year-Old Girl From Texas Makes History, Graduates High School
Oforitsenere Bodunrin, a 14-year-old African American student from Arlington, Texas, has graduated from high school.…
High School Star Football Player Graduates With 4.1 GPA
Joshua Jones, a Fayetteville, North Carolina, high school student-athlete, has received nearly $3 million in…
Princess Korkor Boateng Makes History as Ghana’s Youngest Chartered Accountant at age 18
Princess Korkor Boateng has yet to acquire an undergraduate degree from the University of Ghana,…
Meet The 6-Year-Old Kenyan Boy With Exceptional Knowledge Of Aviation
Elias Muthomi Gitonga made headlines in 2022 when he was selected one of the recipients…
Meet the Lawyer Who Shattered His Bar Exam on the First Attempt With a Score of 309 out of 400
Matthew Graham, a Baltimore citizen and lawyer, displayed black excellence and determination by passing his…
Meet Rosalia Joseph, The First Female Entomologist in Namibia
First female medical entomologist in Namibia, Rosalia Nghitalesheni Joseph is a skilled researcher in public…
Twin Brothers From Georgia Graduate High School as Valedictorian and Salutatorian
Mykel and Markel Rainey, identical twin brothers from Cuthbert, Georgia, graduate from high school as…