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140 ESSENCE I DECEMBER 2009 THEY'VE GOT NEXT Young, Gi eaC5 Black MEET THE NEXT GENERATION MOVERS AND SHAKERS W e've heard the statistics about how our children are fail- mg. However, these young people are not only achlevmg but they're also soaring. Take Kimberly Anyadike. 15, who stepped into history by piloting a single engine plane cross- country from Compton, California, to Newport News. Virginia. She is believed to be the youngest female pilot to complete the journey. "No matter how young or old you are, you can accomplish whatever you want," Anyadike says. Ben Lee Foster, 17, agrees that age shouldn't stop young people from dreaming big. The film director promotes positive images of urban youth in his work. Myron Rolle. 23, passed up entering the NFLdraft to pursue medicine at Oxford University. after win- ning a Rhodes scholarship. Keke Palmer, 16, who juggles a music and acting career, has First Lady Michelle Obama taking notice. An ll-year-old reporter from KEC/Canal Point elementary school, Damon Weaver, caught the attention of another White House resident when he refused to give up and scored an interview with President I3arack Obama. During an internship at the University of Florida's Shands Hospital in Jacksonville last year, Tony Hansberry II. 15. also real- ized the importance of being persistent. Hansberry invented a stitching technique that can be used to reduce surgical complica- tions. His advice to other youngsters? "You can do it, and don't let anybody tell you otherwise." Hansberry says. "Basically you just have to focus." 0 visit ESSENCE.com
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140 ESSENCE I DECEMBER 2009
THEY'VE GOT NEXT
Young,Gi eaC5
Black MEET THE NEXT GENERATION MOVERS AND SHAKERS
We've heard the statistics about how our children are failmg. However, these young people are not only achlevmg but they're also soaring. Take Kimberly Anyadike. 15,
who stepped into history by piloting a single engine plane crosscountry from Compton, California, to Newport News. Virginia. She is believed to be the youngest female pilot to complete the journey. "No matter how young or old you are, you can accomplish whatever you want," Anyadike says.
Ben Lee Foster, 17, agrees that age shouldn't stop young people from dreaming big. The film director promotes positive images of urban youth in his work. Myron Rolle. 23, passed up entering the NFLdraft to pursue medicine at Oxford University. after winning a Rhodes scholarship. Keke Palmer, 16, who juggles a music and acting career, has First Lady Michelle Obama taking notice. An ll-year-old reporter from KEC/Canal Point elementary school, Damon Weaver, caught the attention of another White House resident when he refused to give up and scored an interview with President I3arack Obama.
During an internship at the University of Florida's Shands Hospital in Jacksonville last year, Tony Hansberry II. 15. also realized the importance of being persistent. Hansberry invented a stitching technique that can be used to reduce surgical complications. His advice to other youngsters? "You can do it, and don't let anybody tell you otherwise." Hansberry says. "Basically you just have to focus." 0
visit ESSENCE.com
