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People on social media and all over celebrated Black girl magic last July after 14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde became the first Scripps Spelling Bee
Loop News Jody-Ann Maxwell celebrating her Scripps Howard Spelling Bee win in 1998. As accolades continue to pour in for Zaila Avant-garde, the first African American winner of Scripps Howard Spelling Bee Competition, many are forgetful of the fact that the first black winner of the competition was Jamaica's Jody-Anne Maxwell. It has been 23 years since the Ardenne High alumnus won the hearts of Jamaicans when she created history on the international scene by winning the prestigious spelling competition in 1998. Thursday's victory of the 14-year-old African American has rehashed the memorie...
Zaila Avant-garde: Teenager makes history at US spelling bee Published media captionWatch as Zaila Avant-garde becomes the first African American to win the contest A teenage basketball prodigy has become the first African American to win the US Scripps National Spelling Bee. Zaila Avant-garde, a 14-year-old from New Orleans, Louisiana, cruised to victory with the word "murraya", a type of tropical tree. To get to that point she had to spell out "querimonious" and "solidungulate". Despite practising for up to seven hours a day, she describes spelling as a side hobby - Zaila's main focus is on...
Zaila Avant-garde, a 14-year-old from Louisiana, has become the first black American student to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The finals were held in Florida on Thursday night (July 8) and 11 kids competed in the round after advancing from virtual rounds. Zaila is now the first African-American to win the competition in the Spelling Bee’s 93-year history. She’s also the first Louisiana resident to win and only the second Black student to win. Jody-Anne Maxwell from Jamaica became the first Black winner back in 1998. Click inside to find out the winning word… The winning word...
Scripps National Spelling Bee. The finals were held in Florida on Thursday night (July 8) and 11 kids competed in the round after advancing from virtual rounds. Zaila is now the first African-American to win the competition in the Spelling Bee’s 93-year history. She’s also the first Louisiana resident to win and only the second Black student to win. Jody-Anne Maxwell from Jamaica became the first Black winner back in 1998. Click inside to find out the winning word…More Here! »