Get to know the Black Virginia teen who won $25,000 for inventing a soap that could one day treat skin cancer. The Black Virginia teen who won $25,000 for inventing a soap that could one day treat and ...

Bekele came up with the idea after spending his childhood in Ethiopia, before moving to the U.S. when he was 4. “Growing up in Ethiopia, I always thought people were always getting hit by the hot sun ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - Heman Bekele created a soap that could "transform skin cancer treatment." Bekele, 15, created a soap that Time magazine said could be a "more accessible way to deliver medication to ...

'TIME' Kid of the Year Heman Bekele received a chemistry set for Christmas when he was 7 years old Photograph by Dina Litovsky for TIME TIME is honoring a 15-year-old for his contributions to ...

As children all over the country are heading back to school this month, Time magazine has named its 2024 Kid of the Year, Heman Bekele. The Black 15-year-old from Fairfax County, Virginia, doesn’t ...

Heman Bekele has just been named Time's 2024 Kid of the Year. As Time writes, "His accomplishment: inventing a soap that could one day treat and even prevent multiple forms of skin cancer. It may take ...

Heman Bekele is Time's "2024 Kid of the Year," honored for his work on a cancer-fighting soap. Last year he won a $25,000 prize from 3M for his research. Above, he's pictured with 3M mentor, Deborah ...