Oklahoma’s aeronautics industry is celebrating the legacy of Bessie Coleman, the first known Black and Native American woman in the United States to earn a pilot’s license. Langston University is ...

State Sen. Nikki Nice (D-Oklahoma City) held a press conference on Thursday at the State Capitol, inviting the public to ...

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 Black woman to earn a pilot's license in 1921. A special American Airlines flight operated by an all-Black and all-female crew honored aviation pioneer Bessie Coleman on ...

On Aug. 8, American Airlines put together a special crew on the ground and in the air for a historic flight from Texas to Arizona. Everyone involved in the flight, which went from Dallas-Fort Worth to ...

Describes the life of Bessie Coleman. Determined to open a flight school for other African Americans, "Brave Bessie" raised funds as a stunt pilot. Her life ended in a tragic accident, but not before ...

On June 15, 1921, Bessie Coleman received the first pilot’s license issued to an African American woman and to a Native American woman. As we celebrate the centennial of this achievement, join us as ...

A new play at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte that’s getting ready for takeoff features a Black pioneer of the skies. “Bessie Coleman: Fearless and Free” tells the story of Bessie Coleman, who ...