Bessie Coleman - The Hilltop https://staging.thehilltoponline.com The Nation's Oldest Black Collegiate Newspaper Wed, 13 Oct 2021 22:12:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-NewHilltopLogo-32x32.jpg Bessie Coleman - The Hilltop https://staging.thehilltoponline.com 32 32 248273635 Happy Birthday Bessie Coleman: A Tribute to One of the Greats https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2017/01/26/happy-birthday-bessie-coleman-a-tribute-to-one-of-the-greats/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=happy-birthday-bessie-coleman-a-tribute-to-one-of-the-greats Thu, 26 Jan 2017 21:20:33 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=8811 By Imara Bright-Johnson, Contributing Writer Posted 4:20 PM EST, Thurs., Jan. 26, 2017 As the first African-American woman to obtain a pilot’s license, Bessie Coleman made great strides with her outstanding flying skills. Although heavily doubted, Coleman continued to persevere and accomplish her goals despite the racial and gender discrimination she encountered. Bessie Coleman was a true […]

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