Month October 2019
Inspirational Nugget: Sheku Kanneh-Mason, 19 … Millions first encountered Sheku Kanneh-Mason during the Royal Wedding, at which the cello prodigy was personally chosen by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to play while they stepped out to sign their registry. But… Continue Reading →
Inspirational Nugget: Kiernan Shipka, 19… Many child actors make their names in kiddie fare, but it seems appropriate that an old soul like Kiernan Shipka got her big break, at six, on Mad Men—perhaps the most grown-up hit in TV… Continue Reading →
Inspirational Nugget: Kylian Mbappé, 19… The French teenager, Kylian Mbappé, 19, enthralled soccer fans at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, as he danced through defenses on the way to leading Les Bleus to their first title in two decades…. Continue Reading →
Inspirational Nugget: Margielyn Didal, 19 From Cebu City, Philippines won the gold medal in women’s street skateboarding competition at the Asian Games—and became a national hero in the process. “We didn’t even have a street skating park where I grew… Continue Reading →
Inspirational Nugget: Amika George, 19… Nearly 2,000 people showed up for a protest outside U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s home, led by 18-year-old Amika George. Her goal: convince policymakers to end “period poverty,” by funding the distribution of menstrual products… Continue Reading →
Inspirational Nugget: Jack Cable, 18… Jack Cable a programmer who finds and reports bugs and vulnerabilities instead of exploiting them. Three years ago, the 18-year-old got his first taste of bug bounty hunting after finding a vulnerability in a cryptocurrency… Continue Reading →
Inspirational Nugget: Chloe Kim, 18 … Snowboarding superstar Chloe Kim had already clinched an Olympic gold medal when she entered the halfpipe for her final run in Pyeongchang. She could have waltzed her way down the pipe and enjoyed a… Continue Reading →
God sent His son, they called Him Jesus He came to love, heal and forgive He lived and died to buy my pardon An empty grave is there to prove my savior lives Because He lives, I can face tomorrow… Continue Reading →
Inspirational Nugget: Kavya Kopparapu, 18 … In 2017, Kopparapu, now a freshman at Harvard University, was reading a story about the late Sen. John McCain, who was battling the aggressive brain cancer known as glioblastoma. So she set out to… Continue Reading →
Inspirational Nugget: The Parkland students, 18-19 In the immediate aftermath of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., which claimed the lives of 17 students and teachers on Valentine’s Day, a group of young survivors… Continue Reading →
Inspirational Nugget: Isabel and Melati Wijsen, 16, 17 … Melati and Isabel Wijsen were swimming in the waters of Bali when they noticed something that didn’t belong: floating plastic bags. And so in 2013, at ages 12 and 10, the… Continue Reading →
