When Zaila Avant-garde made history in 2021 as the first African American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, she captured the nation's attention. Now a freshman at the University of Maryland, ...

When Zaila Avant-garde made history in 2021 as the first African American girl to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, she captured the nation's attention. Now a freshman at the University of ...

Zaila Avant-garde, the first African American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2021, is now a University of Maryland freshman studying cell biology and genetics. The historic champion, who ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Jim Henson, Gayle King, and Larry David are some notable alumni who attended the University of Maryland, College Park, which is now home to Zaila Avant-Garde. If that name doesn’t ...

RUMLANG, Switzerland—dormakaba has signed a binding agreement to acquire Avant-Garde Systems Inc., one of the largest independent solution providers for entrance systems control products in the U.S.

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Spelling bee champion, world record holder and best-selling author Zaila Avant-garde has taken her talents to the University of Maryland’s campus as she tackles her newest challenge: college. At the ...

BALTIMORE (CNN) – An exceptional young woman who cemented herself in the history books has a bright future ahead. The saying goes, hard work pays off, and Zaila Avant-garde has taken that to the max.

Zaila Avant-garde won the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2021, becoming the first African American to win the nation’s premier spelling bee contest. At the time, she was living in Louisiana, but ...

Ken Jacobs, the avant-garde filmmaker known for using found footage and experimental techniques during a career spanning more than 65 years, died Sunday. He was 92. His son, award-winning His Three ...

Scripps National Spelling Bee winner Zaila Avant-garde's hometown threw her a parade fit for a champion. According to Nola.com and WDSU, Avant-garde's hometown of Harvey, Louisiana, threw the ...