by Danielle Thomas for WLOX

Sharika Jolly says there was a time when her daughter was very unhappy with the way she looked.

Each year, Black Girls Rock  provides a celebration of the expansive brilliance of Black women. The program assembled an impressive roster of performers including Erykah Badu, Ciara, and Sheila E. who gave us tastes of their unique styles.

This is why we love our First Lady.  Michelle Obama stopped by Black Girls Rock hosted in Newark, NJ to affirm to value and worth of the women and girls in the audience.

Quvenzhané Wallis has accomplished more than most kids her age. At 9 years old, she became a household name as the youngest actress ever to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her role as Hushpuppy in the 2013 film, "Beasts of the Southern Wild." Now, at age 11, she's set to star as the titular character in a remake of "Annie," the iconic 1982 movie adapted from the Broadway musical by the same name.

16-year-old Grace Bush is now among the youngest ever graduates of Florida Atlantic University. Grace received her bachelor's degree last week and will receive her high school diploma on May 9.

This Black History Month, we'd thought it would be great to highlight some young people who represent an impressive Black future.

Sabrina and Landon Beevers attest that their daughter, Anala, learned the alphabet at only 4 months old, and it's hard to doubt them because Anala has an IQ over 145. The New Orleans toddler was invited to join Mensa, the high-IQ society for people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on the standardized intelligence test last June. Anala is in the 99th percentile.

That was more than half a year ago.  Surely, Anala is successfully multiplying fractions by now.