A special March 14 event is set for “Black Voices Matter: Aviatrix” at the Northwest African American Museum.
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 that is lesser known in women’s history, let alone aviation history.
Seattle area journalist and playwright Angela Poe Russell was an adult when she learned about Coleman.
“When I first heard about Bessie Coleman, I was angry,” Poe Russell said. “I was angry that I had gone 30 years or so and had never
→ Continue reading at King 5
