Coleman earned her license from the Caudron Brothers School of Aviation in Le Crotoy, France, in 1921. “Brave Bessie” was ...

Bessie Coleman was born to sharecroppers in Texas ... atop the wings of her biplane mid-flight), and performing aerial figure-eights. Coleman had become a real celebrity, and she tried to use ...

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 ...

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 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 same goes for their collaboration on Discovering Bessie Coleman. The documentary will ... in the sky like the “loop-the-loops” and the figure 8. She dedicated her time to empowering ...