Naomi Mburu, 21, is the first student at the University of Maryland Baltimore County to receive the Rhodes Scholarship. She was this month named a Rhodes scholar, becoming the first UMBC student to win the prestigious award. This year’s group of Rhodes scholars includes 10 African American students, the most ever elected in an American class, according to a Rhodes Trust news release. Mburu said she hopes her Rhodes achievement serves as an inspiration to young African American girls. “I’ve had so many African American young females contact me saying, ‘Oh my God, that’s so inspiring,’ ” she said.

Source: Washington Post November 24, 2017 22:06 UTC