Bessie Coleman was a pioneering African American aviator. Born in 1892 in Texas, she faced racial and gender discrimination but pursued her dream of becoming a pilot. Coleman traveled to France in the 1920s to earn her pilot's license, as flight schools in the United States denied her entry because of her race and gender.

In 1921, Bessie Coleman became the first African American woman to earn an international pilot's license. She returned to the U.S. as a celebrated aviator, performing in airshows and inspiring other African Americans to pursue careers in aviation. Coleman aimed to open a flight school for African Americans but sadly died in a plane crash in 1926 before she could realize that dream.

Bessie Coleman's legacy lives on as a trailblazer in Black history and aviation, inspiring generations of people to break barriers and achieve their dreams.