![Gigi Coleman standing on the wheel of a Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny", built by Chapter 1414 of the Experimental Aircraft Association and the Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum, at Poplar Grove, Illinois in 2014. [Photo by Leonardo Correa Luna]](https://vintageaviationnews.com/wp-content/uploads/Gigi-Coleman-Polar-Grove-copyright-Leonardo-Correa-Luna-2014-678x381.jpg "Gigi Coleman Performs Solo Show About African-American Aviation Pioneer 1")
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Gigi Coleman Performs Solo Show About African-American Aviation Pioneer
PRESS RELEASE In 1921 Bessie Coleman, then aged 28, overcame both racial and gender discrimination to become the first African American woman to earn a pilot license. On February 3rd 2024 at 1 p.m. Bessie’s […]
