Brooklyn Nets present The Untold: Bessie Coleman

Born with a combined African-American and Native
American heritage, Bessie Coleman was the very first
female from either ethnic heritage to become a pilot. In
1921, Coleman set off for France where she broke racial
barriers in the aviation industry by earning her pilot’s
license. She then returned to the United States where she
became a famous airshow pilot. Coleman passed away
doing what she loved, during a failed test in 1926.