Black Excellence: 7 Badass Black Women Who Paved The Way For Others
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MadameNoire
Bessie Coleman
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Bessie Coleman was the first Black woman to get her pilot’s license in the U.S. and the first Black person ever to earn an international pilot’s license. Coleman grew up in a time when there was no pilot’s license training available for people of color or women. So she saved up and attended flight school in France.
Coleman went on to appear in major air shows, performing dangerous tricks, earning her the nickname “Brave Bessie.” Coleman had plans to open a flight school for aspiring Black pilots but died in a plane crash before she had the chance.
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