For Pilot Bessie Coleman, Every ‘No’ Got Her Closer to ‘Yes’ Despite fierce obstacles in her path, the Black female aviator became a hero that would pave the way for generations to come ...

Bessie Coleman (1892-1926), the daughter of sharecroppers in rural Texas, spent her childhood picking cotton. ... Her parents were African American sharecroppers, ...

Bessie Coleman was the first Black woman to earn a pilot's license. She was known for her flying stunt work, as well as encouraging women and African Americans to pursue their dreams.

Bessie Coleman (she sometimes used the name Elizabeth) was born in Atlanta, Tex., on Jan. 26, 1892, to Susan and George Coleman. Her parents worked as day laborers, farmers and cotton pickers.

But Coleman was not content to be a window prize. One day, her older brother John, a World War I veteran, came into the barbershop and proclaimed that Black women would never be able to fly airplanes.

Barbie officially announced the launch of its Bessie Coleman doll, part of its “Inspiring Women” series, in honor of both her January 26 birthday and Black History Month’s imminent beginning.

American Airlines took flight with an all-Black female crew to honor the 100th anniversary of Bessie Coleman becoming the first Black female to receive a pilot's license ...

She was born into extreme poverty on January 26, 1892, in Atlanta, Texas. Coleman’s parents, George and Susan, were sharecroppers who, in trying to provide for their thirteen children ...

Gigi Coleman will give a talk on February 15 at the International Women's Air and Space Museum about her great-aunt Bessie Coleman, the first American black woman to earn a pilot's license and who ...

Before Amelia Earhart ever got her pilot’s license, Bessie Coleman was already breaking barriers. In 1921, the Chicago manicurist became the world's first Black female pilot.

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Bessie Lee Coleman, 69, of Chattanooga, passed away on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, in a local health care facility. She was a 1968 graduate of Howard High School.