WAXAHACHIE - On a sunny afternoon in September a little biplane buzzes back and forth in the bright, blue sky above this Ellis County town south of Dallas. Straw-hatted farmers in mule-drawn wagons, ...

Among other achievements, Bessie Coleman became the first African American woman to obtain a pilot's license. "I didn't realize I had two strikes against me," she said. "I remember hearing of a few ...

In honor of Black History Month, Orlando International Airport will host a special exhibit of aviation pioneer Bessie Coleman. The exhibit, located on the third level of the main terminal, chronicles ...

Last week, the United States Mint unveiled the five women who will appear on quarters in 2023 as part of the four-year series celebrating women’s contributions to American history. Next year’s diverse ...

Born to a sharecropping family in northeast Texas in 1892, Bessie Coleman became the world's first female African American aviator. Coleman spent her childhood in Waxahachie, Texas. After moving to ...

ATLANTA, Texas -- The Atlanta Historical Museum held a ribbon cutting Friday, Sept. 13, for the new permanent exhibit "Brave Bessie: Soaring Above Barriers." The exhibit celebrates the life and ...

As part of Benchmark School’s celebration of Black History Month, its library is featuring a different Superstar of Black History each day-people whose accomplishments might not normally be known to ...

Bessie Coleman was the first Black woman to hold a pilot's license. A hundred years after her first public flight in 1922, an all-Black, all-female crew flew from Dallas to Phoenix in her honor. Good ...

DALLAS — In honor of the 100th anniversary of Bessie Coleman becoming the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license, American Airlines operated a flight from Dallas to Phoenix with an all-Black ...

When Bessie Coleman looked at the distant stars above her childhood home in Texas, the possibility of human flight was just a theory. But by the time she was 30, this native Texan was herself an ...

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