we're bringing her journey to life through the biography Queen of the Skies-which I'm proud to have contributed to,” Gigi Coleman said. The same goes for their collaboration on Discovering Bessie ...

Bessie Coleman was born to sharecroppers in ... She knew she couldn’t depend on her now single-parent family to contribute money toward her education, so to save for college, she went to work ...

For a number of years starting in 1931, black pilots from Chicago instituted an annual fly over of her grave. In 1977 a group of African American women pilots established the Bessie Coleman ...

On Friday, American Airlines celebrated the 100th anniversary of Bessie earning her pilot license in 1921, making her the first Black woman to do so. Bessien's great niece Gigi Coleman flew on an ...

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 ...

The documentary will feature Coleman’s family, aviation professionals ... “My hope is that audiences see themselves in Bessie’s story—that her courage and determination spark something ...