Bessie Coleman was the first African-American woman, and also the first woman of Native-American descent, to hold a pilot’s license. Coleman grew up in a cruel world of poverty and discrimination.

Bessie Coleman was born to sharecroppers in Texas ... Black newspaper The Chicago Defender and one of the first African American millionaires. He echoed John’s idea that France was a much ...

Chamberlain, the National Chair of the Bessie Coleman Aviation All-Stars. "Her dream has been fulfilled. From the bottom up, African-American women are doing it in the field of aviation and aerospace.

has released a documentary trailer and book biography in collaboration with the family of Bessie Coleman, the first ...

Students at Paxon School for Advanced Studies gathered on Tuesday to pay tribute to Bessie Coleman ... history. Coleman holds the distinction of being the first African-American woman to earn ...