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Lupita Nyongo awards 40 students with scholarships worth 1.1 million

Lupita Nyong'o with students at the NAACP's ACT-SO Awards (Photo: naacp.org)

Oscar award-winning actress Lupita Nyongó surprised 40 students with scholarships worth 1,185,500 million shillings. She did this while making an appearance at the NAACP's ACT-SO Awards.

The ACT-SO inspires young black students to expand their horizons and sharpen their skills. It further promotes growth in subjects like business, visual arts, performing arts and culinary arts.

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