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Graduates at 13 with degrees in computer science and cybersecurity

Elijah Muhammad earned his degrees in computer science and cybersecurity from Oklahoma City Community College at just 13, already holding ten IBM certifications. He is now pursuing a bachelor's degree at Oklahoma State University.

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Official launch of the pilot edition of the BlackGenius Math Game

Our team is putting the finishing touches on the first edition's tests. Registration opens to member families on June 15.

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BlackGenius privacy policy (parent commitment)

All the information on protecting children's data and the framework for sharing report cards within our nonprofit.

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Recap of the first Nuit des Défis (2025 edition)

Photos, results and stories: a look back at the evening that launched the movement with 11 founding families and 11 children.

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They inspire us.

Verified stories of young Black people pushing the limits of intellectual excellence, everywhere in the world. We share them because at BlackGenius, this isn't the exception — it's the standard we want to build here too.

Doctorate at 17 in integrated behavioral health

Homeschooled early on, Dorothy Jean Tillman II entered college at age 10, earned a master's degree at 15, and was accepted into Arizona State University's doctoral program. She defended her dissertation in December 2023 at 17 — the youngest person in the university's history to earn this doctorate — and walked at commencement in May 2024.

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Four Nigerian gold medals at the International STEM Olympiad

In Rome, competing against students from more than 150 countries, three Nigerian pupils won four gold medals at the grand finale of the 2026 International STEM Olympiad. Egejurum Onyedikachi, 11, was crowned the world's best in primary-level mathematics, and Don Munachimso, 17, the world's best in science.

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International Chess Master at 14

Having arrived in the U.S. as a refugee and lived in a homeless shelter in New York, Tanitoluwa "Tani" Adewumi learned chess at school. After becoming the youngest U.S. National Chess Master at age 10, he earned the FIDE International Master title at 14.

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Graduates at 13 with degrees in computer science and cybersecurity

Elijah Muhammad earned his degrees in computer science and cybersecurity from Oklahoma City Community College at just 13, already holding ten IBM certifications. He is now pursuing a bachelor's degree at Oklahoma State University.

Read on Good Morning America →

Youngest graduate of her class at 19

Born in Nigeria, Faithful Onilede earned her bachelor's degree in computer engineering from Binghamton University in May 2026, becoming the school's youngest graduate this year — completed in under three years thanks to high school credits.

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Youngest education PhD graduate at the University of Houston

After a bachelor's in psychology at 17 and a master's in education at 18, Salenah Cartier completed her doctorate in education in May 2026, becoming the youngest person to earn a PhD at the university in nearly 20 years.

Read on ABC13 Houston →

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