Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license. Coleman, who earned nicknames such as "Brave Bessie" and "Queen Bessie," spent her life teaching others about aviation, ...

Bessie Coleman was the first African American and the first Native American pilot. She is pictured circa 1920. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Bessie Coleman was the first African American and ...

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 being ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Bessie Coleman was an ambitious young woman, inspired by Black pilots in World War I. Her accomplishments inspired generations of women and girls aspiring to become pilots. In the ...

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. She ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - The Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum is shining a light on Bessie Coleman, the first black female pilot in the United States. The Bessie Coleman Aviation All-Stars travel ...

Have you ever wanted to do something that everybody around you, maybe even you, thought was impossible, even crazy? More than a hundred years ago, Bessie Coleman, a daughter of former slaves, decided ...

(CNN) — Bessie Coleman broke multiple barriers when she took flight in 1921, and became the first African-American woman to earn a pilot’s license. Today’s Google Doodle commemorates the 125th ...

Discover Bessie Coleman's struggle to overcome adversity and realize her dream to fly. Discover Bessie Coleman's struggle to overcome adversity and realize her dream to fly, becoming the first African ...

What can we learn when we slow down to look closely at objects? Join in as we look closely at pictures of Bessie Coleman, the first licensed African American woman pilot, and explore a plane like the ...