In flight school, Coleman learned piloting and navigating skills as well as some aerobatic maneuvers that were popular in air shows. She earned her pilot certificate in June 1921 from the Fédération ...

On June 15, 1921, Bessie Coleman, the daughter of a woman who had once been enslaved in Texas, earned a brevet, a pilot’s license, from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, securing ...

BESSIE COLEMAN TONIGHT. BESSIE WAS THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN IN NATIVE AMERICAN TO RECEIVE HER PILOTS LICENSE HER GREAT NIECE GIGI SPOKE IT TONIGHT’S EVENT GIGI LOOKED BACK ON BESSIE’S LIFE AND ...

Coleman was the first Black and Native American female pilot, and her success inspired other pilots of color to earn their wings. Skip to content. NOWCAST KSBW Action News 8 Weekend at 6 pm.

Coleman was the first Black and Native American female pilot, and her success inspired other pilots of color to earn their wings. Skip to content. NOWCAST WDSU News at 10 pm Saturday.