The first quarter celebrated writer, performer and social activist Maya Angelou. Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Mexican American journalist Jovita Idar and Bessie Coleman, the first African ...

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.

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 ...