It’s been over 100 years since Bessie Coleman took her first public flight in the U.S., and now she is finally getting the recognition she deserves. This month, American Airlines celebrated the 100th ...

There is so much power in continuing your family’s legacy! Gigi Coleman is the direct descendant of Bessie Coleman, who was the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license and, in 1922, became the ...

Former President Barack Obama surprised elementary students at a Chicago Public Library branch, reading to them and joking ...

An all-Black female crew operated an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Phoenix in honor of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to earn a pilot's license in 1921. The airline hosted the Bessie ...

Bessie Coleman became the first Black woman to earn a pilot's license in 1921 American Airlines is saluting Bessie Coleman with an All-Black female crew! On Friday, American Airlines celebrated the ...

On Dec. 9, Obama donned a Santa hat and visited the Bessie Coleman library in his former city. Students from Burke Elementary ...

Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license. Coleman, who earned nicknames such as "Brave Bessie" and "Queen Bessie," spent her life teaching others about aviation, ...

Girl inspires community after reporting on aviation pioneer Bessie Coleman. When 8-year-old Noa Lewis was assigned a school project on Amelia Earhart, she flipped the script and asked instead to ...

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