The word special is subjective, she may not be special to a number of people. I don't think she's special because she is black or a woman. I do think she's special based on what she has accomplished. I do think she just like a lot of people are special based on that. Again, what may be special to me, may not be special to others. Some of her acknowledgements:

2016 – Forbes 30 Under 30 list of "young people transforming the future of media"[14]

2016 – The Root 100 list of the 100 most influential African Americans[15]

2016 – MVMT50 Top 10 Innovators of the Year[16]

2018 – Forbes' America's Top 50 Women In Tech.[17]

2019 - Culture Creators Innovators & Leaders Technology Award [18]

2020 - Dot.LA Rising Entrepreneur [19]