Nigerian genius, Saheela Ibraheem,
19, made history On Thursday, February, 26, when she was honoured with an
official reception in the White House by the US President, Barack Obama and the
First Lady, Michelle.
Saheela Ibraheem got into the Ivy
League Harvard at the age of 15, where she is currently studying neurobiology a branch of science that studies the brain and has been listed among the
“World’s 50 Smartest Teenagers.” She was also accepted for admission by 13
other top colleges in the United States, including the MIT, Princeton,
Columbia, and six Ivy League institutions, choosing Harvard, she became one of
the youngest students to ever attend the university. She will be graduating in
May this year.
Ibraheem’s recognition
and reception was part of the “Black History Month” celebration in the US,
which comes up in February. The “Black History Month”, takes root from the
activities of the “Association for the Study of African American Life and
History.” Every year, Americans set aside the month of February to celebrate
the central role that African-Americans have played in every aspect of American
life especially the march for freedom and equality, jobs and justice, the Civil
Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, and some profound contributions
African-Americans make in the American culture.
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