Coleman earned a pilot’s license in 1921 and performed the first public flight by a Black woman in 1922. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) American Airlines celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license – Bessie Coleman accomplished that feat in 1922. With an all-Black female crew, the airlines hosted theBessie … Continued
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