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2 days ago in Features, Trending Zaila Avant-garde, 14, from Harvey, Louisiana celebrates after winning the finals of the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee at Disney World Thursday, July 8, 2021, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Photo: Associated Press By BEN NUCKOLS Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) 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 questions about Greek and Latin roots. Zaila knew she would be the first African American winner of the bee. She knew Black kids around the country were watching Thursday night’s ESPN2 telecast, waiting to be inspired and hoping to follow in the footsteps of someone who looked like them. She even thought of MacNolia Cox, who in 1936 became the first Black finalist at the bee and wasn’t allowed to stay in the same hotel as the rest of the ....
First African American Wins National Spelling Competition July 09, 2021 Zaila Avant-garde celebrates with the championship trophy after winning the finals of the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee, July 8, 2021. Share share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:04:10 0:00 Murraya is the word. The 14-year-old girl from Harvey, Louisiana, twirled and jumped after correctly spelling m-u-r-r-a-y-a” to become the first African American winner in the 96-year history of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Zaila said she knew Black children were watching her and dreaming of following the same path. She even thought of MacNolia Cox, the first Black finalist at the 1936 competition. Cox was not permitted to stay in the same hotel as the rest of the spellers because of her skin color. ....
African American spelling bee champ makes history with flair Ben Nuckols View Comments 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 questions about Greek and Latin roots. Zaila knew she would be the first African American winner of the bee. She knew Black kids around the country were watching Thursday night’s ESPN2 telecast, waiting to be inspired and hoping to follow in the footsteps of someone who looked like them. She even thought of MacNolia Cox, who in 1936 became the first Black finalist at the bee and wasn’t allowed to stay in the same hotel as the rest of the spellers. ....
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Zaila has other priorities, which perhaps explains how she came to dominate this year s bee. The 14-year-old from Harvey, Louisiana, is a basketball prodigy who owns three Guinness world records for dribbling multiple balls simultaneously and hopes to one day play basketball at Harvard and eventually in the WNBA. She described spelling as a side hobby, even though she routinely practiced for seven hours a day. “I kind of thought I would never be into spelling again, but I m also happy that I m going to make a clean break from it,” Zaila said. “I can go out, like my Guinness world records, just leave it right there, and walk off.” ....