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Zaila Avant-garde becomes first African American to win Scripps Spelling Bee​



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Zaila Avant-garde becomes first African American to win Scripps Spelling Bee

Viewers fell in love with the 14-year-old early on in the competition, calling her "a boss."
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Zaila Avant-garde, a 14-year-old eighth grader from Harvey, La., smiled and twirled her way to the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee championship Thursday, becoming the first African American winner in the spelling competition's 96-year history, and the second Black champion ever following Jamaican-born Jody Anne-Maxwell's win in 1998.

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Spelling Bee Winner Zaila Avant-Garde Receives Several Full-Ride Scholarship Offers​



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Spelling Bee Winner Zaila Avant-Garde Receives Several Full-Ride Scholarship Offers

The accomplished teen has no less than three colleges vying for her attention It’s been quite a week for Zaila Avant-garde. The 14-year-old Zaila from Harvey, Louisiana won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee at Disney World on Thursday. With her winning word, “Murraya,” a classification of...
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I Ran The Classroom Spelling Bee For 20 Years. Here's What Needs To Change​



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I Ran The Classroom Spelling Bee For 20 Years. Here's What Needs To Change.

"Zaila Avant-garde should not be the exception."
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Zaila Avant-garde competes July 8 in the first round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals in Orlando, Florida. (Photo: JIM WATSON/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

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