With the correct spelling of the word, Murraya, New Orleans teen, Zaila Avant-Garde made history becoming the first black American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee.  Jody-Anne Maxwell of Jamaica was the first black person to win the Scripps Spelling Bee in 1988. In a beautiful display of black excellence and black girl magic, … Continued

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