“They are able to, based on their interests, look at the story of Black figures, both past and present,” Principal Natoya Coleman said ... would decorate cereal boxes for the project ...

Aviation trailblazer Captain Beth Powell, founder of Queen B Production LLC, has released a documentary trailer and book biography in collaboration with the family of Bessie Coleman, the first ...

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 ...

The documentary trailer and biography were released on January 26, 2025, commemorating Bessie Coleman's birthday. Powell made history in 2022 by leading an all-Black female flight crew.

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 ...

But for Bessie Coleman, a young girl of Black and Indigenous ancestry growing up in the poor town of Waxahachie, Texas, Icarus wasn’t the only fictional figure who kept her grounded. She also ...

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 ...

When you ask someone about famous women from the early days of aviation, they will likely mention Amelia Earhart—but rarely Bessie Coleman, the first African American woman to earn a pilot ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - History is all around us including in Atlanta, Texas, the home of Bessie Coleman. If you live in east Texas, you are probably familiar with her name. She was born into a family ...

Bessie Coleman teaches Yadina how to keep going./The trio meets King Sejong the Great. Bessie Coleman shows Yadina that if she wants to hike to the top of the hill, she has to keep going for it./ ...

In the dictionary, the word “tenacious” ought to be followed by a photo of Chicagoan Bessie Coleman, the first African American woman to earn a pilot’s license. Coleman, also of Native ...

The students at Bessie Coleman Elementary School in Corvallis had the opportunity to learn about their school’s namesake from a descendant of “Brave Bessie” herself: Gigi Coleman ...