LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Zaila Avant-garde of Harvey, Louisiana, wins Scripps National Spelling Bee, becoming first African-American champion.
Fourteen-year-old Zaila Avant-garde has become the first-ever African American winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Zaila Avant-garde: “Murraya, M-U-R-R-A-Y-A.” Spelling bee judge: “That is ...
Zaila Avant-Garde, 15, the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion and world-record basketball dribbler, is joined by NAACP representatives, community leaders and and school system representatives ...