Years ago, Katt Williams previously shared that his IQ was measured at 163, surpassing the average IQ of Nobel Prize winners, and other well-known respected figures like Mark Zuckerberg, Neil Degrasse Tyson, and Jeff Bezos.

When questioned by Shannon Sharpe about why he didn’t pursue a full scholarship for college at the age of 7, Katt responded that he simply didn’t recognize it as an opportunity.

What is noteworthy is that opportunities in sports or entertainment are more prominently marketed than educational opportunities, raising the question of why education isn’t marketed in a similar manner.

Quoting Nelson Mandela, Education is the most powerful weapon by which we can change the world. It takes the child of a farmer, peasant, mine worker and makes that child a Doctor, President of a nation – Nelson Mandela.

Katt Williams shared that he read the entire encyclopedia by the age of 7 and absorbed knowledge naturally, even picking up multiple languages (spoken and written) during mission trips with his family.

Despite his intellectual prowess, he was never involved in extracurricular activities. I think Katt outgrew his environment at an early age, so leaving home early was natural to me.

Katt shared that his career aspirations were things his parents had never heard of….

Here’s my question, how can parents underrepresented communities guide their children to STEM when they themselves don’t know what the careers are beyond their community? 

Katt created a quantitative and qualitative approach to assessing comedians and being able to qualify his own comedic talents as being the best. 

We can safely label Katt Williams as having slipped through the underrepresented in STEM cracks. Since he did, I know there are others.

Katt Williams’ interview showcases an artist who craves the respect of a scientific career where plagiarism and respect for contributions exist. 

I will forever say, the STEM gap is due to a lack of knowledge NOT a lack of aptitude.

I will keep documenting underrepresented missed opportunities in STEM until someone does something to address the academic STEM gap.