It’s been over 100 years since Bessie Coleman took her first public flight in the U.S., and now she is finally getting the recognition she deserves. This month, American Airlines celebrated the 100th ...

Recently, former President Barack Obama paid a visit to the Bessie Coleman Branch of the Chicago Public Library. Sitting ...

Bessie Coleman became the first Black woman to earn a pilot's license in 1921 American Airlines is saluting Bessie Coleman with an All-Black female crew! On Friday, American Airlines celebrated the ...

It felt like a homecoming. Thousands of onlookers cheered wildly as daredevil pilot Bessie Coleman arced her Curtiss Jenny biplane into a spiral above a Houston field. The weather was scorching, but ...

An all-Black female crew operated an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Phoenix in honor of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to earn a pilot's license in 1921. The airline hosted the Bessie ...

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, ...

Girl inspires community after reporting on aviation pioneer Bessie Coleman. When 8-year-old Noa Lewis was assigned a school project on Amelia Earhart, she flipped the script and asked instead to ...

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 anniversary of ...

Bessie Coleman’s legacy is still alive–so much that Barbie is releasing a Bessie Coleman Inspiring Women doll. This comes ahead of the late aviatrix’s birthday, which is Jan. 26, and Black History ...