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  • Anicca Harriot

    Anicca Harriot dabbed her way to internet stardom. But unlike other folks who often just dab to celebrate a moment, Anicca put pencil to paper and calculated the angle of her dab by hand. She posted the angle, 31.70 degrees to be exact, on Twitter, and the tweet has since gained more than 27,000 retweets…

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    Genetta M. Adams

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  • Moziah Bridges

    Moziah Bridges

    At 15, Moziah Bridges is already the best dressed in the room, brightening up an event with his colorful, handmade bow ties. Moziah, the CEO of Mo’s Bows, has been running his six-figure business with his mom and grandmother in Memphis, Tenn., since 2011. “I like to wear bow ties because they make me look…

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  • Michaela DePrince

    Imagine opening your email and seeing Beyoncé’s name in your inbox. That’s what happened to ballerina Michaela DePrince last year. After laughing off the email and sending it to her publicist, the next thing she knew, she was on set in New Orleans, choreographing the music video for “Freedom” on Queen Bey’s epic opus, Lemonade.…

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  • Simone Manuel

    Call her “Swimone,” if you’d like. At 20 years old, Simone Manuel became the first black woman to win Olympic gold in an individual swimming event at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics, setting an Olympic record. She also won a gold medal in the 4-x-100 meter medley and silver medals in the 50-meter…

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  • Nicodemus Madehdou

    Nicodemus Madehdou isn’t just a lover of video games. He’s obsessed with creating them, too. He co-founded Jumpbutton Studio in 2009—when he was still in middle school, no less—and brought on developers and designers from all over the world to create video games. Currently, his team is hoping to launch a mobile app called ME.mory,…

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  • Maya Penn

    At just 16, Maya Penn has already shown the world just a bit of her awesomeness. In 2016, she released her debut book, You Got This! Unleash Your Awesomeness, Find Your Path, and Change Your World. She is the CEO of Maya’s Ideas—and an animated filmmaker, philanthropist, environmental activist, author, computer programmer, fashion designer and…

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  • Haile Thomas

    Haile Thomas

    There aren’t many kids who can say they’ve met first lady Michelle Obama once—let alone multiple times. For teen chef Haile Thomas, meeting Obama has only empowered her quest to inspire kids to live healthy lifestyles. “Getting to interact with her several times over the years sometimes still feels unreal, and I am eternally grateful…

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  • Victoria Pannell

    Victoria Pannell

    Victoria Pannell has been fighting against child sex trafficking since she was 12 years old. Then, she portrayed “Monica,” a 13-year-old who had been sold into sex slavery by her father, in a public service announcement. That was the moment she realized she needed to speak out. “I knew that when the director said, ‘That’s…

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  • Chris Suggs 

    Chris Suggs set himself on a path to change the world very early. When he was 14, his hometown, Kinston, N.C., experienced a spate of gun violence—and Chris quickly grew tired of hearing about young people getting caught in the crossfire. So, in 2014, he founded Kinston Teens to amplify voices of young people so…

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  • Dejah Powell

    Dejah Powell

    Dejah Powell is doing everything she can to green up the South Side of Chicago. As a kid, Dejah didn’t know the meaning of “environmental justice.” So, now, with her nonprofit organization Get Them to the Green, she’s helping young people build community gardens and educating them on the importance of the environment. CATEGORY: Green…

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