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2 days ago · Initially, Claiborne wanted her final flight to be a round trip from Newark, New Jersey, to Paris, to pay homage to Bessie Coleman, who became the first Black woman to earn her aviation license ...
1 day ago · All-Black, all-female American Airlines crew flies from Dallas to honor Bessie Coleman. The airline hosted the Bessie Coleman Aviation All-Stars tour last week to celebrate the anniversary of ...
1 day ago · A new report from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition reveals that race-based exclusion from home ownership persists despite the Fair Housing Act, which outlawed discriminatory lending practices 55 years ago. Analyzing 40 years of home Mortgage Disclosure Act data, the study shows redlined neighborhoods received 3,000 fewer mortgages ...
2 days ago · “I won’t lie, I wanted to go to Paris,” she admits, explaining that she was keen to pay tribute to Bessie Coleman, who moved to Paris to attend aviation school and went on to become the first African-American woman to earn a pilot’s license. “I wanted to recreate the whole Bessie Coleman thing.
3 days ago · Written by a small-animal veterinarian, Elinor McGrath, Pet Doctor tells the true story of the first woman veterinarian in the US. Not only did she defy the wisdom about who could be a vet, but she also recognized that vets needed to treat companion animals like cats and dogs, not just farm animals, paving the way for the vet practices of today.
Aviator Bessie Coleman in 1923. Coleman was the first African-American woman and first Native-American woman hold a pilot's licence. Also the earliest known black person to obtain an international pilot's license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale in 1921
2 days ago · Other honorees include Bessie Coleman, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Wilma Mankiller. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
