A genus of plants known as Murraya was the winning word of the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee. The word was correctly spelled by Zaila Avant-garde, 14, whose win made her the first African ...
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ORLANDO, FLORIDA (REUTERS) - Zaila Avant-garde, 14, became the first African American to win the 90-year-old Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday (July 8) by correctly spelling "Murraya", a genus ...
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Zaila Avant-garde understood the significance of what she was doing as she stood on the Scripps National Spelling Bee stage, peppering pronouncer Jacques Bailly with ...
Zaila, a 14-year-old from Harvey, La., won on the word “Murraya.” She became the first Black American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee in almost 100 years of contests. By Maria Cramer and Alan ...
July 8 (Reuters) - Zaila Avant-garde, 14, became the first African American to win the 90-year-old Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday by correctly spelling 'Murraya,' a genus of plants, staying ...