1- Black Fact = 1921(June 15) – Bessie Coleman became the first African-American woman and first Native American licensed pilot when she was awarded her pilot’s certificate in France from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
on this date.
2- Black Fact = 1877 (June 15) – Henry Ossian Flipper became the first black graduate of the West Point Military Academy on this date in 1877.
3- Black Fact = 1921 (June 15) – Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander became the first black person to receive a Ph.D. in Economics on this date in 1921. Alexander attended the University of Pennsylvania.
4- Black Fact = ( June 15) – Cheryl White became the first black female jockey on this date in 1971. The 17-year-old sensation appeared at the Thistledown Race Track in Cleveland, OH.
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