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 ... on her now single-parent family to contribute money toward her education, so to save for college, she went to work as a laundress.

Bessie Coleman was the first black woman pilot to fight racism and sexism to earn her license in 1921 inspiring future aviators worldwide. Thanks to Jada Carson, a 12th grader at Airline High ...

Aviation trailblazer Captain Beth Powell, founder of Queen B Production LLC, has released a documentary trailer and book biography in collaboration with the family of Bessie Coleman, the first ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Students at Paxon School for Advanced Studies gathered on Tuesday to pay tribute to Bessie Coleman, a pioneering figure in aviation history. Coleman holds the distinction of ...