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Haben Girma is our new hero. The 27-year-old lawyer is the first deaf-blind alumna of Harvard Law School.
After graduating magna cum laude with an undergraduate degree from Lewis & Clark College in 2010, Girma went on to earn her Juris Doctor (JD) degree from Harvard in 2013.
In recognition of her achievements, she had the exclusive opportunity to meet President Obama and give the opening remarks during the 25th Anniversary of the ADA [Americans with Disabilities Act] at the White House.
Haben, who was also on Harvard’s Ballroom Dance Team, is originally from the East African country of Eritrea. Her older brother was also born deaf-blind, and the pair was told their disabilities were “…a curse on the family.”
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source: BlackAmericaWeb.com
