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, ...

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 ...

Bessie Coleman, the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license, is celebrated through a one-woman show performed by her great-niece, Gigi Coleman. Coleman overcame significant racial and ...

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 ...

Powell says the documentary and book allow her to 'join the ranks of those passionately bringing (Coleman's legacy) to a broader audience.' Aviation trailblazer Captain Beth Powell, founder of Queen B ...

TUKWILA, Wash. — February is Black History Month. But for a woman making her way to Tukwila this weekend, black history is a family legacy. Before Amelia Earhart ever got her pilot’s license, Bessie ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Bessie Coleman was an ambitious young woman, inspired by Black pilots in World War I. Her accomplishments inspired generations of women and girls aspiring to become pilots. In the ...

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 being ...

The daredevil aviator faces mixed public opinion in this excerpt from “Queen Bess” Doris L. Rich Three-quarter left front view, close-up, of Curtiss JN-4 Jenny on the ground; pilot Bessie Coleman ...

Black women continue to reach new heights — literally. A recent American Airlines flight from Phoenix to Dallas employed an all-Black, female crew to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Bessie Coleman, ...

Bessie Coleman stands with her aircraft in 1922. [Courtesy: UCLA Library Digital Collections/Wikimedia Commons] When you ask someone about famous women from the early days of aviation, they will ...