14-Year-Old Black New Orleans Teen Wins National Spelling Bee

14-year-old Zaila Avant-Garde, won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Becoming the first African American contestant to win in 93 editions of the competition. Winning the $50,000 cash prize. New Orleans, Louisiana teen won after correctly spelling murraya — a type of tree — to clinch the championship. To get there, the teen had to navigate her way through words like “querimonious,” “solidungulate,” and “Nepeta,” a word the teen had to reset on, and let out a joyous jump after her correct spelling. The only Black winner before was Jody-Anne Maxwell, representing Jamaica in 1998. Congratulations Zaila! Click Here To Read More.

Source: CNN