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First African American Wins the National Spelling Competition

First African American Wins the National Spelling Competition

The 14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde from Harvey, Louisiana jumped from happiness after she correctly spelled the world Murraya and became the first African American to win in the 96-year history of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition. This word stands for a genus of tropical Asiatic and Australian trees. First African […]