2014 ACT-SO Medalists
The crowd was electrified at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, NV during the 2014 NAACP ACT-SO Awards Show. Actress Bresha Webb hosted the program, keeping the audience energized. There was an amazing tribute to Dr. Maya Angelou, based on her legendary poem, I Rise. R&B/pop group, McLain's performance included an ode to hip-hop legends TLC.
NAACP President/CEO Cornell William Brooks and NAACP Chairman Roslyn Brock congratulated all of the youth and supporters that made this year's competition a success. The show concluded with the crowd participating in a sing-along of Pharell's Happy.
Over 600 NAACP youth from around the country participated in ACT-SO this year, the program includes 26 categories of competition in the sciences, humanities, business, and performing and visual arts.
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We are pleased to announce our 2014 NAACP ACT-SO medalists.
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| Anwuli Onwuta | Dupage County | St. Charles | Gold |
| Ginikachi Eburuoh | Prince George's Co. | Upper Marlboro | Silver |
| Colin Gardner | Kansas City | Overland Park | Bronze |
| Biology/Microbiology |
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| Alston Clark | Howard County | Silver Spring | Gold |
| Akibo Watson | Westchester Region | White Plains | Silver |
| Pearis Bellamy | Glouchester County | Marlton | Bronze |
| Chemistry/Biochemistry |
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| Vanessa Kizza-George | Marion County Youth | Gainesville | Gold |
| Ruoxin Lin | Brooklyn Branch | Brooklyn | Silver |
| Ngan Nguyen | Lee County Branch | Cape Coral | Bronze |
| Computer Science |
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| Nigell Dennis | Boston Branch | Brockton | Gold |
| Tyrek Brown | Saginaw Branch | Saginaw | Silver |
| Rachel Washington | Alburquerque Branch | Rio Rancho | Bronze |
| Culinary Arts |
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| Frehdee Gatewood | Houston Branch | Houston | Gold |
| Stefun Gray | Chicago Southside | Chicago | Silver |
| Ashley Cunningham | Los Angeles | Lake View Terrace | Bronze |
| Dance |
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| Brianna Mims | Jacksonville | Jacksonville | Gold |
| Korie Richardson | Houston | Stafford | Silver |
| Jada Williams | Brooklyn | Brooklyn | Bronze |
| Dramatics |
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| Evan Davis | Baltimore City | Baltimore | Gold |
| Wynter Scott | Memphis Branch | Memphis | Silver |
| Simon Longnight | Eugene/Springfield | Eugene | Bronze |
| Drawing |
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| Naah Gordon | South Brevard | Orlando | Gold |
| Chidera Joseph | Syracuse/Onondaga | Syracuse | Silver |
| Josiah Caleb Davus |
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| Earth And Space Science |
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| Vanessa Kizza-George | Marion County Youth | Gainesville | Gold |
| Jamal Riley | Chicago Westside | Chicago | Silver |
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| Engineering |
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| Adrian Niles | Boston Branch | Brockton | Gold |
| Raquel Hosien | Brookln Branch | Brooklyn | Silver |
| Stephanie Latortue | Collier County | Naples | Bronze |
| Entrepreneurship |
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| Chental Bembry | New Brunswick | Monmouth Junction | Gold |
| Brittany Beans | Jacksonville Branch | Jacksonville | Silver |
| Josiah Davis | Sacremento Branch | Elk Grove | Bronze |
| Filmmaking |
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| Jordan Cooper | Fort Worth/Tarrant | Hurst | Gold |
| Nia Smith | Chicago Westside | Oak Park | Silver |
| Taquan Allen | Camden County | Camden | Bronze |
| Mathematics |
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| Bryce Smith | Dupage County | Aurora | Gold |
| Cesa Salaam | Washington DC | Washington | Silver |
| Isaiah Devereaux | New Brunswick | Piscataway | Bronze |
| Medicine And Health |
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| Ericka Peques | Seattle-County King | Des Moines | Gold |
| Demetrius Beckham | Newark | Newark | Silver |
| Akeem Pinnock | Williamsbrdige | Brooklyn | Bronze |
| Music Composition |
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| Michael Spearman | Camden County | Camden | Gold |
| Julius Rodriguez | Westchester Region | White Plains | Silver |
| Jamael Dean | Altadena | Redondo Beach | Bronze |
| Music Instrumental/Classical/ |
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| Asia Wooten | Eugene/Springfield | Eugene | Gold |
| Dexter Collins | Fort Worth/Tarrant | Fort Worth | Silver |
| Caleb Washington | Detroit Central | Southfield | Bronze |
| Bryan Thompson | Greater Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Gold |
| Melvin Byrd | Gwinnett Youth | Buford | Silver |
| Paul Cornish | Houston | Houston | Bronze |
| Music Vocal /Contemporary |
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| Chelsea Johnson | Altadena Branch | Glendale | Gold |
| Montria Walker | Howard County | Ellicott City | Silver |
| India Mitchell | Seattle-King | Seattle | Bronze |
| Music Vocal/Classical |
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| Chelsea Fingal | Mid-Manhattan | Kew Gardens Hills | Gold |
| Krystal Jackson | Jackson City | Jackson | Silver |
| Darius Jackson | Baltimore City | Baltimore | Bronze |
| Oratory |
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| Durmerrick Ross | Fort Worth/Tarrant | Fort Worth | Gold |
| Jasmine Kiah | Portsmouth | Portsmouth | Silver |
| Tyler Langhorn | Roanoke, Va | Roanoke | Bronze |
| Painting |
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| Alfred A. Dudley Iii | Prince George's Co. | Landover | Gold |
| Randi Wilson | Lake County | Round Lake Beach | Silver |
| Omar Wiseman | Altadena Branch | Lake Balboa | Bronze |
| Photography |
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| Kourtney Bryant | Little Rock Branch | Little Rock | Gold |
| Shennell Spencer | Hillsborough County | Wesley Chapel | Silver |
| Chelsey Luster | Baltimore County | Baltimore | Bronze |
| Physics |
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| Maya Morten | New Brunswick | Somerset | Gold |
| Christopher Aylala | Mid-Manhattan | Brooklyn | Silver |
| Tyrek Brown | Saginaw Branch | Saginaw | Bronze |
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| Playwriting |
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| Jordan Cooper | Fort Worth/Tarrant | Hurst | Gold |
| Nia Campbell | Riverside Branch | Riverside | Bronze |
| Afaq Mahmoud | Philadelphia Branch | Philadelphia | Silver |
| Poetry |
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| Claudie Joassaint | Westchester Region | Yonkers | Gold |
| Ricardo De La Cruz | Bloomington-Normal | Bloomington | Silver |
| Hannah Sawyer | New Brunswick | North Brunswick | Bronze |
| Sculpture |
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| Abola Oladele | Trenton | Ewing | Gold |
| Chloe Green | San Antonio | San Antonio | Silver |
| Nathaniel Blanton | Chicago Southside | Chicago | Bronze |
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| Short Stories |
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| Diamond Moultrie | Lakeview Branch | Inwood | Gold |
| Christiana Dillard | South Brevard | Ocoee | Silver |
| Collins Sserdawula | Cincinnati | Fairfield | Bronze |
