CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP HeroBefore Zaila Avant-garde, there was MacNolia Cox, the first Black top-5 finalist at the National Spelling Bee

On Thursday, Zaila Avant-garde became the first Black American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. But 85 years ago, there was another little Black girl from Ohio who came close.

July 10, 2021 at 03:31PM https://ift.tt/3wvJyL6 Thursday, Zaila Avant-garde became the first Black American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. But 85 years ago, there was another little Black girl from Ohio who came close.