Nonprofit to build replica homes Jul 8, 2008
The aviation pioneers for the new project are the homes of Wilbur Wright; Thomas Edison, founder of and thus ; Bessie Coleman, the first black person to become a licensed pilot; Glenn; Armstrong and Earhart. Throughout the historical district -- which includes the building, the fourth bicycle shop operated by the Wrights -- ISUS students have been restoring or constructing housing stock since 2002. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee--Closed Session Apr 23, 2008
The meeting will take place on Thursday, May 15, 2008, at FAA Headquarters Building, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, in the Bessie Coleman Conference Center, from 4 p.m. until 5 p.m.. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Parker (AST-100), Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 331, Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267-3674, e-mail brenda. (NASA Watch)
Kids' Letters: Which African American, past or present, do you most admire? Feb 6, 2008
The African American I admire is Bessie Coleman ... She never gave up and that is why I admire Bessie Coleman. (Los Angeles Daily News)
Winning essay Jan 27, 2008
Those individuals were people like Bessie Coleman, an aviator intrigued by flying. Ms. Coleman applied to a flying school and was denied admission because of her race and gender. (News Enterprise Online)
Let's honor those who fought the good fight Jan 20, 2008
Bessie Coleman, airplane pilot: All she wanted was a chance to "amount to something." No one in America would teach her how to fly, so she went to France to learn. Upon returning to Chicago, she said: "We must have aviators if we are to keep pace with the times.". (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Dr. Elizabeth Hadley, professor of Africana studies, dead at 57 Oct 18, 2007
To right the slight, she spent more than a decade preparing the dissertation and then turning it into a book, "Bessie Coleman, The Brownskin Lady Bird." ... Writing about a little-known pioneering aviator meant that Dr. Hadley all but took up residence at a microfiche machine in the Indiana University library, though the long hours of research were broken up by road trips to interview those who had known Bessie Coleman, Freydberg said. (Boston Globe)
Ed Asner to star in 'People' Oct 8, 2007
Also included in the series is the Doug Cohen-Cheryl Davis tuner "Barnstormer," based on Bessie Coleman, the world's first African-American aviatrix. The series also will feature Michele Lowe's "Inana," about art and culture in the backdrop of the Iraq war; Jose Rivera's "Boleros for the Disenchanted," a 40-year love story set in Puerto Rico; Michael Tisdale's "Goldstar, Ohio," real-life stories of Ohio families coming to terms with military losses; and Victoria Stewart's "Hardball," about a... (Variety)
Red Creek graduates make school proud Jun 26, 2007
Four of the first bus drivers hired were from Victory #) Charles White, Lena Houghtaling, Wayne and Bessie Coleman. In September 1955, a new elementary school, Margaret M. Cuyler Elementary School, was approved and dedicated Nov. 18, 1956. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
FAA Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee--Open Meeting May 19, 2007
The meeting will take place on Friday, May 18, 2007, starting at 8 a.m. at the Federal Aviation Administration Headquarters Building, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, in the Bessie Coleman Conference Center, located on the 2nd Floor. This will be the forty-fifth meeting of the COMSTAC.. (NASA Watch)
Work in the wild blue yonder Mar 14, 2007
"I learned about it while in the Navy as an air traffic controller. I didn't know about Bessie Coleman or the Tuskegee Airmen or any of them. I found the kids didn't know about aviation, and neither did the adults.". The week involves meeting black people in the aviation field, such as pilots, mechanics, attendants and Tuskegee Airmen. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Kid-friendly figures, games teach black history Feb 11, 2007
30-day news archives. Why was this person important. (Florida Today)
Kid-friendly action figures, games and cartoons teach black history Feb 9, 2007
History in Action Toys offers these figures of famous African Americans, including scientist Benjamin Banneker (from left), pilot Bessie Coleman and explorer Matthew Henson, for $24 ... The company offers three figures: mathematician, astronomer and surveyor Benjamin Banneker; aviation pioneer Bessie Coleman; and explorer Matthew Alexander Henson, part of the first American expedition to reach the North Pole. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Children's book illustrator paints positive images Feb 4, 2007
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Exhibit highlights prominent Texans Jan 25, 2007
Issue date: 1/25/07 Section. Spencer Selvidge - THE BATTALIONThe Tall Texans exhibit is at the Bush Presidential Library Complex. (The Battalion, TX)
SEASON'S GREETING REVEALS UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUT ET TEXAS Jan 7, 2007
Bessie Coleman, one of 10 children in an Atlanta, Texas, sharecropper's family, was the first black pilot in the U.S., as well as the world, in the early 1920s. Airport roads in Chicago and Atlanta are named for Ms. Coleman. (Tyler Morning Telegraph, TX)
'Picture stories' Dec 31, 2006
Archive Quick search. CEDAR FALLS --- Reading a children's book without illustrations is like. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
‘Heroes of the Sky: Adventures in Early Flight' opens at Midway Village Dec 22, 2006
The Wright Brothers, Henry Ford, Donald Douglas, Glenn Curtiss, Jimmy Doolittle, Bessie Coleman and Admiral Richard Byrd are just some of the adventurers featured in this exhibition. eroes of the Sky was made possible through NEH on the Road, a special initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Sacrificing truth on the altar of diversity Aug 30, 2006
So, on occasion, does historical perspective, as for example when a McGraw-Hill US history text devoted a profile and photograph to Bessie Coleman, the first African-American woman pilot -- but neglected even to mention Wilbur and Orville Wright. A company spokesman," the Journal reports dryly, ``said the brothers had been left out inadvertently.". (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Aviation Hall Inducts Cliff Robertson Jul 17, 2006
"Gliding is my Walden Pond," said Robertson, 80, who most recently reprised his role as the avuncular Uncle Ben Parker in the upcoming "Spiderman 3." Others enshrined included Bessie Coleman, the first black American to earn a pilot's license, and Robert White, the first person to fly six times the speed of sound. Film producer Tony Bill served as master of ceremonies at the enshrinement event. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Taking Names Jul 17, 2006
"Gliding is my Walden Pond," said Mr. Robertson, 80, who most recently reprised his role as the avuncular Uncle Ben Parker in the upcoming "Spiderman 3." Others enshrined included Bessie Coleman, the first black American to earn a pilot's license, and Robert White, the first person to fly six times the speed of sound. Film producer Tony Bill served as master of ceremonies at the enshrinement event. (Washington Times)
Aviation Hall of Fame gains sponsors Jul 3, 2006
This year's class includes Bessie Coleman, the first African American to earn a civilian's pilot certificate; David Lee "Tex" Hill, World War II Flying Tiger ace; Cliff Robertson, Academy Award-winning actor, pilot and general aviation advocate; and Robert White, record-setting test pilot and X-15 astronaut. Burton, who came on as development director in 2005, surmised that the hall of fame had to make changes in its pitch. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
Parramore legacy: 'Black history is part of everybody's history' Jul 2, 2006
One true tale involved pioneering aviator Bessie Coleman and her ties to Orlando, including her friendship with church and civic leader Viola Tillinghast Hill. Undaunted after flight schools in this country turned her down, Coleman had trained in France and was the first American woman and the first black American to obtain an international pilot's license, on June 15, 1921, two years before the more famous Amelia Earhart was qualified to fly. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
No more driving in circles at airports Jun 4, 2006
The cell phone lot at O'Hare has 150 spaces carved out of economy parking Lot F, off Bessie Coleman Drive. Signs directing drivers to the lot are posted on Mannheim and Zemke Roads and on I-190. (FOX59, IN)
January 26 Events and Birthdays Jan 26, 2006
1826 Julia Dent Grant, US First Lady 1880 Douglas MacArthur, US general 1892 Zara Cully, actress (Mother Jefferson from "The Jeffersons") 1893 Bessie Coleman, the first black airplane pilot ... History Lesson: Learn more about Janet Travell, Maria Augusta von Trapp, and Bessie Coleman. (Bella Online)
Get involved, speakers say Jan 16, 2006
HAMMONDSPORT: The Glenn H. Curtiss Museum at 8419 State Route 54 will celebrate the life of King and Bessie Coleman from 1 to 4 p.m. Cost is free, but donations will be taken for a 3 p.m. recital. There will be family activities, museum tours, information about Coleman - the first black American female pilot - and a recital by Kenneth Anderson. (Star Gazette--Elmira)
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY EVENTS Jan 10, 2006
HAMMONDSPORT: Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. and Bessie Coleman - from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum at 8419 State Route 54. Cost is free, but donations will be taken for the recital only. (Star Gazette--Elmira)
Blaze destroys historic church Jan 8, 2006
Bessie Coleman, the first black woman to fly an airplane, was a member. The funeral for boxer Jack Johnson, the first black world heavyweight champion, was there. (Chicago Sun-Times)
