Meet The First Black Rhodes, Truman, and Udall Scholar | The Root

Like many 21 year olds, Wanjiku “Wawa” Gatheru is on Twitter. And on Nov. 24, 2019, one of the University of Connecticut senior environmental studies major’s tweets went viral.
No, Wawa didn’t absolutely body the latest TikTok dance craze, nor did she create a top-trending hashtag. Instead, she tweeted out news that would earn her congratulations from the ranks of Cory Booker to Bernice King, and strangers alike: She was a Rhodes scholar for the class of 2020-and that was just one part of her incredible news. With that impressive achievement in tow, Gatheru became the first black person ever to receive three of the most prestigious scholarships available-the Rhodes, Truman, and Udall.
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[@joankwamboka700]

Congratulations! You are well-spoken and have clarity of mind. I wish you an adventure in the years to come

[@tyronetriplett4071]

Congratulations Black queen you are an amazing young lady.

[@gilloconnor1066]

Well deserved. Congratulations!

[@ButterflyGoddessMoe]

Black excellence ✊🏾 👸🏿

[@walterjackson-heron4776]

So proud

[@bookaholicblue2169]

Congrats young lady!

[@Only_One_______]

Congratulations

[@CamiloSantana]

🤷🏽‍♂️ take the money and run. If not you, it's someone else. Better that it's you.

[@bryanlim973]

Could you elaborate more? What you mean

[@thedante7722]

amen brother.

[@kiraperez7792]

Cody Rhodes kid grew up fast

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🌹🌹❣❣❣❣

[@Felicia_Plans]

So proud of her!! 👏🏾

[@soliloquylove2115]

She is AMAZING!

[@SKF358]

The Rhodes Scholarship has become a woke joke.