8-year-old applauded for asking to report on aviation pioneer Bessie Coleman instead of Amelia Earhart

iStock(NEW YORK) — When 8-year-old Noa Lewis was assigned a school project on Amelia Earhart, she flipped the script and asked instead to report on Bessie Coleman, who was the first female African American and Native American pilot. Noa and her second-grade class were given the assignment to create and be a part of a …

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