Discover the remarkable women who shaped Virginia’s history, from First Ladies and civil rights leaders to aviation pioneers ...

Coleman earned her license from the Caudron Brothers School of Aviation in Le Crotoy, France, in 1921. “Brave Bessie” was known for her daredevil flying tricks in the sky like the “loop-the ...

Delaney, a Gateway school board and Monroeville Rotary member ... bomber jacket and boots, embodying Bessie Coleman for first graders at Gateway’s Ramsey Elementary. Elizabeth Coleman, better ...

Bessie Coleman was one of the first women in America ... Coleman moved to Chicago around 1915. She attended beauty school to become a manicurist, but wasn’t satisfied with her career path.

After reading about the death of Bessie Coleman, the two were inspired to move to Chicago and apply to attend the Curtiss-Wright School of Aviation. They were the masterminds who built their own ...

Langston University President Ruth Ray Jackson's investiture was held Friday, with Jackson calling it "a reflection of our ...

The St. Joseph School District's long-range plan includes right-sizing and reconfiguring its 25 campuses. While working on ...

“The parents that are in our school really do support their children ... figures represented at the event included James Brown, Bessie Coleman, Simone Biles, Arthur Ashe, Muhammad Ali, Langston ...

Democrats and Republicans alike were moved to tears as they gathered in Florida’s capitol on Thursday to honor the life and legacy of Democratic state Sen. Geraldine Thompson.

A public school teacher, community college administrator ... bringing to life the story of pioneering Black female aviator Bessie Coleman. “I didn’t know the story. I didn’t know it until ...