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A 10-year-old Black girl has made history after receiving a full-ride scholarship to South Carolina State University.
Kendall Rae Johnson, who is already recognized as the youngest certified farmer in the U.S., was awarded a full-ride scholarship to South Carolina State University for agriculture, per 11 Alive.
“I’m the first 10-year-old to get a full-ride scholarship!” Johnson said.
SCSU President Alexander Conyers personally awarded the HBCU scholarship to Johnson, which will cover her tuition, fees, room, and board.
“If I can give scholarships to athletes, I can give one to an ag scholar too," Conyers said.
Johnson earned her farmer's certification at age 6. Since then, Johnson has been working her family’s backyard farm, tending vegetables, caring for livestock, and helping her parents manage operations.
The fifth-grader hopes to grow her farm to 100 acres, complete with longhorn cattle, poultry, and more.
Johnson is also a USDA National Urban Agriculture Youth Ambassador, where she helps kids across the country get involved in farming and apply for youth agriculture scholarships.
“I want to tell them to keep growing. Keep going. Keep being amazing. You do you!” she said.
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