African-American Theatre Festival focuses on lives of women, girls May 29, 2009
They are both about brave black women: the great writer Zora Neale Hurston and the pioneering black aviator Bessie Coleman. "Basically I deal with them from their childhood. Ultimately, we're a product of who we were as children, no matter what the journey is to adulthood," Parker said. (Boston Globe)
DALLAS: Troubled students forced to fight in cage... Mar 20, 2009
"It's the South Oak Cliff mentality; it's all about preserving that school atmosphere," said Hammond, now a counselor at Bessie Coleman Middle School in Cedar Hill. "How else could Moten do this for years and years and nothing has happened to him?". (The Drudge Report)
Tubman celebrated on anniversary of her death Mar 11, 2009
Among Allen's dolls depicting figures such as Amelia Earhart and Bessie Coleman, both of whom made significant contributions to females in flight, Coleman being the first black female pilot; Dr. Dot Richardson, who along with being an orthopedic surgeon was also captain of the U.S. Olympic softball team in 2000 and 2004, earning several gold medals; and Mildred Babe Didrikson Zaharis, who was also a pioneer in women's athletics, earning Olympic gold and helping to establish the LPGA, so women... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Student docents immerse local school children in world of art through smART Kids programs Feb 20, 2009
First offered at the Chicago Public Library Blackstone Branch, the program expanded last year to the Bessie Coleman Branch. Next year, the program will double in size, with workshops at both branches every month. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
First lady hosts Black History Month celebration Feb 19, 2009
Buy a Bessie Coleman or Harriet Tubman doll, book. Free ship over $25. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Kids dress up as presidents Feb 17, 2009
Here, Kyra Muller poses for a photo as Bessie Coleman, who was the first African-American to receive a pilot's license. PHIL SKINNER / pskinner@ajc. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
In their own words Feb 8, 2009
Bessie Coleman was born in Atlanta, Texas where she grew up dirt poor ... Bessie Coleman is my favorite African American of achievement because even though she was black she did not give up on her dream of becoming an international pilot ... I think what Bessie Coleman did was so important because even though she was black she did not give up on what she believed in. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
