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Fly-Sister-Fly Empowerment BreakfastOn June 15, 1921, the smart, beautiful, fly, Bessie Coleman - "Queen Bess", overcame the double difficulties of racial and gender discrimination in early 20th-century America and became the first Americanto earn an international pilot's license. As a result of her accomplishments, Bessie Coleman stands as not just an African-American s/hero, but as an American legacy! BCAL offers the Fly-Sister-Fly Empowermenat Breakfast as a venue to promote and empower women of color who have found success in aviation and aerospace. We accept the challenge that people with power write history by archiving and documenting the achievements of these women and the personal sacrifices they have made in the vast field of aeronautics or in the continuance of the legacy of Bessie Coleman." Personal Interviews of the August 3, 2011 Louisville EventsThis BCAL Event Is Supported By the Organization of Black Airline Pilots and the Black Flight Attendants of America and is Being Hailed As The Largest Convention Of Black Female Aviators Ever! Past Fly Sister Fly EventsClick here to read the press releases for Fly Sister Fly You will need Adobe Acrobat to view and print the above file
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