'Murraya' pronounced 'muh-ree-yuh' is the word that earned 14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde, whose name is a tribute to jazz musician John Coltrane, the Scripps National Spelling Bee trophy. She is the first African American winner after 96 years of contests. Avant-garde won in less than two hours managing to maneuver through this year's new rules, which […]
