Month January 2021

Inspirational Nugget Jean Piaget, one of the most important child psychologists of the 20th century, showed signs of brilliance from a young age. Swiss-born Piaget got his scholarly start when he wrote an article about the albino sparrow at the age of 11, which… Continue Reading →

Inspirational Nugget Julie Andrews was born into a musical family. She first started professionally performing when she was around 12 years old. One of the biggest breaks for the young singer came in 1948 when she was invited to be a part… Continue Reading →

Inspirational Nugget In 1783, Prime Minister William Pitt took over political leadership of Great Britain at just 24 years old. Pitt, a Tory politician, would go on to lead his nation through much of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. For… Continue Reading →

Inspirational Nugget A mathematical and scientific mind for the ages, Blaise Pascal was only 19 in 1642 when he built what is considered to be the “first digital calculator,” the Pascaline, in the 17th century. What inspired the teenaged Pascal… Continue Reading →

Inspirational Nugget Alexander Hamilton was one of the youngest Founding Fathers of the United States. Born in the British West Indies in 1755 or 1757, he arrived in New York as a teenager and quickly made a name for himself…. Continue Reading →

Inspirational Nugget An Irish teenager just won $50,000 for his project focusing on extracting micros-plastics from water in 2019. Google launched the Google Science Fair in 2011 where students ages 13 through 18 can submit experiments and their results in… Continue Reading →

Inspirational Nugget Nine-year-old Yolanda Renee King invoked the famous words of her grandfather Martin Luther King, Jr. – and gave them a 2018 twist – as she spoke to the tens of thousands of protesters demanding gun control at the… Continue Reading →

Inspirational Nugget Amanda S. C. Gorman (born 1998) is an American poet and activist from Los Angeles. Her work focuses on issues of oppression, feminism, race, and marginalization, as well as the African diaspora. Gorman was the first person to… Continue Reading →

Inspirational Nugget Seventeen-year-old Maame Biney made history by becoming the first African American woman to qualify for the U.S. Olympic speedskating team in the 2018 Winter Games. Biney earned her spot on the team after coming in first place during the first… Continue Reading →

Inspirational Nugget Essynce Moore and AJ Carr have teamed up to launch a national tour dedicated to inspiring, empowering, and educating thousands of elementary, middle, and high school students. The two 15 year olds say the purpose of the “Youth… Continue Reading →

Inspirational Nugget At just 17 years old, George Hofstetter is an app developer who uses technology as a solution in addressing systemic ills like racism and violence. Hofstetter, who is a senior in a California high school, discovered his love for tech… Continue Reading →

Inspirational Nugget Georgia-based teenpreneurs Charlie and Hannah Lucas launched a mobile app called “notOK” last month that makes it easy for youth in crisis to ask for help. Charlie, 13, told Black Enterprise that he was inspired to create the… Continue Reading →