The Fort Worth Aviation Museum will honor aviation pioneer Bessie Coleman and F-16 test pilot Dave Palmer with its 2026 Wings ...

Pioneering aviator honored in the centennial year of her final flight; original F-16 test pilot recognized for his role in Fort Worth's greatest aviation succes ...

She had to. In the early 20th century, Coleman, also known as Queen Bess, fought her way through incredible odds to become the first Black woman and the first Native American to earn an international ...

Long before Amelia Earhart became a household name, a Black and Native American woman from rural Texas was already soaring. Now, a new musical called “Aviatrix” is bringing Bessie Coleman’s largely ...

The safe was tucked in an alcove, in a back room of a two-story brick building in LaVilla that opened in 1916 and operated as a funeral home for more than 100 years, until it closed in 2019. Eric ...

SEATTLE — The Seattle Association of Black Journalists is presenting “Black Voices Matter: Aviatrix” at the Northwest African American Museum, a special preview of Angela Poe Russell’s new musical ...

SEATTLE — Bessie Coleman is the first Black and Native American woman to obtain an international pilot's license. She achieved this in 1921. While her barrier-breaking story is inspiring, it's one ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) — The Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum is honoring a trailblazer this week to close out Black History Month. Starting Thursday and running through Saturday, the museum is ...

DALLAS — The historical marker is easy to miss outside a Waxahachie library. It’s a roadside-sized tribute on a quiet patch of North Texas sidewalk. But the name on it belongs to a woman whose life ...

With youngsters off from school this Presidents' Day, Chicago's Griffin Museum of Science and Industry learned about the science of flight at Bessie Coleman Flight School. The program for students in ...

Discover Bessie Coleman's struggle to overcome adversity and realize her dream to fly. Discover Bessie Coleman's struggle to overcome adversity and realize her dream to fly, becoming the first African ...