While the Tuskegee Airmen have become icons in the history of American aviation, fewer people know the story of Bessie ...

They came in droves to honor Bessie Coleman. You may be wondering who ... and she was tasked with caring for her younger siblings while her mother worked. Although she had to miss many days of school, ...

But for Bessie Coleman, a young girl of Black and Indigenous ancestry ... The two fly upward one day, toward the sun, in order to test their skills. But the younger brother, Jatayu, gets too ...

The day after the historic flight, representatives from the Bessie Coleman Foundation and American ... where the flight landed, to expose young people to careers in the aviation industry.

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The day after the historic flight, representatives from the Bessie Coleman Foundation and American ... where the flight landed, to expose young people to careers in the aviation industry.