There is so much talent in this world and the black community is brimming with it. Child prodigies are here, there and everywhere and although the media unleashes some of them onto us the majority just work away being the geniuses they are in their own little world.

So, who are these kids, what do they do! Here is a quick list of 5 profiles from a 2013 article in atlantablackstar.com….

Andrew Koonce
Andrew Koonce, 15, is a talented African-American violinist from Atlanta. His list of awards and titles are impressive. As an eighth grader, he ranked first place at the Heritage Music Festival in Florida, winning the Maestro Award for best solo.

Rochelle Ballantyne
At 17, Rochelle Ballantyne is one of the top chess players in the world. This Brooklyn, N.Y., native is a high school senior now, but her name is still at the top of Intermediate School 318’s list of best players. She is on the verge of becoming the first black American female to earn the title of chess master.

Ginger Howard
Ginger Howard from Philadelphia, is an American professional golfer on the Symetra Tour. At 17, she was the youngest African-American to turn professional and win her first debut tournament. She is the first African-American to earn a spot in the U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team.

Stephen R. Stafford II
While most of his peers slog through seventh grade, Stephen Stafford, 13, earns credits toward his pre-med, computer science and mathematics degrees at Morehouse College in Atlanta. The wide-smiling, fast-talking, classical piano-playing Lithonia, Ga., resident has been labeled a “prodigy” (a term he doesn’t really like).

Jaylen Bledsoe
Jaylen Bledsoe, 15, of Hazelwood, Mo., is a rare breed of high school sophomore. He started his own tech company, Bledsoe Technologies, which specializes in Web design and other IT services when he was just 13 years old and expanded it into a global enterprise now worth around $3.5 million.

Now, these were profiles from 3 years ago, many are adults now! Did you ever hear about them?

Atlanta Black Star actually profiled 20 young prodigies and you can see the full article here: http://bit.ly/1ctivmd