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8 Black Child Geniuses Who Will Blow You Away

8 Black Child Geniuses Who Will Blow You Away

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Here are 8 black child geniuses who will blow you away.

Source: Childtrends.org

Youtube.com/Caters TV, Adam Kirby
Youtube.com/Caters TV, Adam Kirby

Adam Kirby

British toddler Adam Kirby was the youngest person to be admitted into the prestigious IQ society MENSA when he was 2 years old. Adam scored 141 on the Stanford-Binet IQ test — a test for young children. Just as a reference point, Albert Einstein and Bill Gates were among the few known adult geniuses to make it into the over-140 IQ category, according to Whatsmyiqscore.com. By age 1, Adam had potty trained himself and spoke French, according to Dailymail.co.uk.

Youtube.com/Supergirl Mabou Loiseau
Youtube.com/Supergirl Mabou Loiseau

Mabou Loiseau

Mabou Loiseau could speak seven languages and play six instruments by the time she was 5. When she was 9 in 2015, Mabou was studying college-level algebra according to Npr.org. Her father works two jobs to pay for her tutoring and told NPR he would work 10 jobs if he had to for his daughter’s education. The Loiseaus live in Queens, New York.

Tcu360.com, Carson Huey You
Tcu360.com, Carson Huey-You

Carson Huey-You

Carson Huey-You enrolled in Texas Christian University when he was 11 years old after scoring 1770 on the U.S. standardized college entrance exam, the SAT. An average score is 1500 and the maximum is a 2400. Carson had other skills that impressed the university including his ability to speak Mandarin and play Beethoven on the piano, says Huffingtonpost.com. He is the youngest person ever to attend the university. According to the prodigy’s parents, he started reading chapter books by age 2 and was in high school by age 5.

Streetintell.com, Anala Beevers
Streetintell.com, Anala Beevers

Anala Beevers

Anala was under age 5 when she was invited to join Mensa, a global IQ society for people who score at the 98th percentile on a standardized tests. She had an IQ of 145 and joined the society when she was 4. The New Orleans native could recite numbers in Spanish and English by the time she was 18 months old, and by the time she was 5 she could name capitals of countries around the world, says Louisianaweekly.com. Beevers skipped pre-K and went directly to an advanced studies school.

3chicspolitico.com/Stephen R. Stafford II
3chicspolitico.com/Stephen R. Stafford II

Stephen R. Stafford II

Stephen R. Stafford II enrolled at Atlanta’s Morehouse College when he was 11 years old, but he was already auditing the algebra II class before attending as a full-time student. He triple majored in math, pre-med and computer science and is now on course to become a doctor by the age of 22. He hopes to attend the Morehouse School of Medicine. Stephen said he would like to “help babies come into the world,” according to Stylemagazine.com.

Teenz-media.typepad.com/Ginger Howard
Teenz-media.typepad.com/Ginger Howard

Ginger Howard

Ginger Howard learned to play golf at age 6. Before she was 18, she petitioned the
Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) to let her play in its qualifying tournament, even though she was underage, says Newone.com. At 18, she became the youngest professional black female golfer. In 2014 when Howard was 20, she became the first pro golfer to medal twice at Stage II of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament.

Newhamrecorder.co.uk/Peter and Paula Imafidon
Newhamrecorder.co.uk/Peter and Paula Imafidon

Peter and Paula Imafidon

British fraternal twins Peter and Paula Imafidon technically do everything together, including becoming the youngest children to enter secondary school and the youngest  to pass an A/AS-level math exam. Dubbed “The Wonder Twins,” the duo were offered spots at over 60 top universities when they were just 15,  according to Telegraph.co.uk.

Beansouptimes.com/Jaylen Bledsoe
Beansouptimes.com/Jaylen Bledsoe

Jaylen Bledsoe

Jaylen Bledsoe of St. Louis, Missouri, is just 17 years old but he’s been a business owner for over four years. He started Bledsoe Technologies in 2011 with $100 when he was just 13. Today he is a nationally known motivational speaker and business consultant. The 13-year-old offered technology personal services, and within two years had 150 contractors working for him, according to Atlantablackstar.com. His company is valued at nearly $4 million, and he has celebrity clientele like U.S. TV personality Steve Harvey.