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The Scripps Spelling Bee Has Crowned the First African American Winner in Its 93-Year History PopSugar 2 hrs ago Chanel Vargas © Getty / Jim Watson The Scripps Spelling Bee Has Crowned the First African American Winner in Its 93-Year History
For the first time in the competition s 93-year history, an African American student has been crowned the winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. 14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde, an eighth grader from Harvey, LA, secured her victory on Thursday by spelling the word Murraya. If, like me, you ve never heard of a Murraya, it s defined by Oxford as a small genus of trees and shrubs native to Asia and Australia and cultivated elsewhere.
Eighth graders aren’t generally known as dictionary aficionados. But Dhroov Bharatia, 12, has a passion for language.
“Nothing can express an idea as effectively as a judicious use of words,” he said by phone from his home in Plano, Texas. This love of vocabulary has made him one of 11 finalists in this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee, adding him to a long line of South Asian American middle and elementary schoolers who have excelled at the competition.
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It’s a well-documented relationship. Since 2008, a South Asian American kid has been named a champion at every Scripps bee. This year, two-thirds of the semi-finalists were of South Asian descent, and at least nine of the 11 finalists are of South Asian descent.