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A pilot aboard Southwest Airlines has been accused of making a politically offensive statement during a flight. Deepa Shivaram of NPR reported that “a Southwest Airlines pilot is under an internal investigation after signing off from a flight using the phrase ‘Let’s go, Brandon.’” According to Shivaram, the divisive phrase…
During Black History Month, DiversityInc is honoring a series of Black innovators and history makers such as Bessie Coleman who are often overlooked in mainstream media coverage and history books. Check back throughout February to learn about more important figures. Bessie Coleman, Pioneer Aviatrix Born: Jan. 26, 1892, Atlanta, Tx….
Azellia White, one of the nation’s first Black female pilots, died on Sept. 14 at 106 years old in Texas. “She says you just felt free up there, just free,” her great-niece, Emeldia Bailey, told CNN affiliate KTRK. “There weren’t any racial barriers or things like that when you’re in the…
