African American Spelling Bee Champ Makes History

African American Spelling Bee Champ Makes History

By BEN NUCKOLS  July 9, 2021 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....