17-year-old Jessica Otitigbe Becomes the First Black Woman to Bag Best Student Award at Albany High School
Jessica Otitigbe, a remarkable 17-year-old from Albany High School in New York, became the institution’s first-ever black valedictorian, shattering a record that had stood for 152 years. With a stellar 4.0 GPA, Jessica Otitigbe graduated ahead of all of her peers and won the coveted honor. Jessica Otitigbe told GMA, “It’s amazing and incredibly odd…