It’s official: Zaila Avant-garde is the greatest speller of all time, and we’re forming a petition to rename the dictionary after her. The 14-year-old from Harvey won the Scripps National Spelling Bee ...

Last week, Zaila Avant-garde, a 14-year-old from a suburb of New Orleans, walked to the center of the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee stage. “Now, Zaila Avant-garde,” the bee’s final-round word ...

Jim Henson, Gayle King and Larry David are some notable alumni that attended the University of Maryland College Park and now it's home to Zaila Avant-Garde.

Zaila Avant-garde made history when she won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night. The 14-year-old from New Orleans, Louisiana, is the first African American winner in the bee's ...

Zaila Avant-garde of New Orleans, Louisiana, made history on July 8 as the first African American student to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The word she spelled correctly to win was "Murraya," ...

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 ...

Zaila Avant-garde, a 14-year-old from New Orleans, Louisiana, was crowned the winner of the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night. Avant-garde, who is the first African-American winner ...

Zaila was 14 last year when she became the first Black American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. What has she been up to? Credit...Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times Supported by By Maria ...

14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde breezed to the championship on Thursday night. The only previous Black winner was Jody-Anne Maxwell of Jamaica, the only champ from outside the United States. FADEL: ...