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All-Black Female Crew Observes 100th Anniversary of Bessie Coleman’s First Flight

By Stacy M. Brown, Senior National Correspondent, NNPA Newswire 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 the Bessie Coleman Aviation All-Stars tour, recognizing how Coleman bravely broke down barriers within the […]

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