,,iii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #gc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #af1 #bjbc,mr4 ,ossoff submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,,resolution ,designating ,february #af1 #bjbc1 as ,international ,black ,aviation ,professionals ,day4 ,whereas1 since the birth of aviation1 ,black ,americans have made and continue to make significant contributions to flight1 space exploration1 and the aviation industry as a whole1 despite significant adversity2 ,whereas aviation trailblazers like ,emory ,c4 ,malick1 the first licensed ,black pilot1 ,james ,h4 ,banning1 the first ,black pilot to fly across the ,united ,states1 and ,bessie ,queen ,coleman1 the first licensed ,black woman pilot1 barnstormed through barriers such as racism and sexism to have careers in aviation2 ,whereas ,william ,j4 ,powell1 ,jr41 was a visionary who established the ,bessie ,coleman ,flying ,club1 sponsored the first all-,black ,american airshow1 wrote the book entitled ,black ,wings1 produced a documentary film entitled ,unemployment1 the ,negro and ,aviation1 and worked tirelessly to mobilize ,black ,american youth to pursue careers in aviation2 ,whereas ,cornelius ,coffey1 a skilled auto mechanic who dreamed of flying1 and ,willa ,brown1 the first ,black woman to earn both a pilot license and a commercial license and the first ,black woman to become an officer in the ,illinois ,civil ,air ,patrol1 organized a group of ,black air enthusiasts1 established training classes and a school of aeronautics1 and helped promote the #aici flight of ,chauncey ,spencer and ,dale ,white from ,chicago to ,washington1 ,,dc1 to campaign for an end to racial segregation in aviation2 ,whereas the ,tuskegee ,army ,airfield1 after which the ,tuskegee ,airmen were named1 became a vital center for ,black ,american servicemembers to train as mechanics1 control tower operators1 and pilots of military aircrafts1 launching the careers of many notable ,black aviators1 including ,general ,benjamin ,o4 ,davis1 ,jr41 ,amelia ,jones1 ,linkwood ,williams1 ,lieutenant ,colonel ,lee ,a4 ,archer1 ,major ,charles ,hall1 ,brigadier ,general ,charles ,mc,gee1 and many others2 ,whereas the ,red ,tails of the #iith ,fighter ,squadron1 and later the #ccb;d ,fighter ,group known as the ,tuskegee ,airmen1 made pioneering contributions to the ,united ,states war effort during ,world ,war ,,ii and the subsequent drive to end racial segregation in the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces2 ,whereas1 in #aieh1 ,ruth ,carol ,taylor became the first ,black regional flight attendant in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1 in #aief1 ,patricia ,banks-,edmiston filed1 and1 in #aifj1 ultimately won a discrimination case against ,capital ,airlines1 paving the way for her to become the first ,black commercial flight attendant in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas these historic firsts opened the skies for ,black flight attendants1 including ,joan ,dorsey1 ,diane ,hunter1 ,patricia ,grace ,murphy1 ,undra ,mays1 ,sheila ,nutt1 and ,margaret ,grant2 ,whereas ,oscar ,wayman ,holmes was the first ,black air traffic controller and served as the first ,black aircraft pilot and ,black commissioned officer in the ,united ,states ,navy1 and1 in #aiga1 ,eleanor ,williams became the first ,black woman air traffic controller2 ,whereas ,black scientists have played an integral role in the ,united ,states1 reaching the stars through the brilliance and fortitude of historically overlooked and unappreciated figures1 including ,katherine ,johnson1 ,dorothy ,vaughn1 and ,mary ,jackson1 whose contributions in astrophysics allowed the ,united ,states to send individuals into space2 ,whereas ,black ,americans finally soared amongst the stars when ,guion ,guy ,bluford and ,mae ,jemison became the first ,black ,american man and woman1 respectively1 to venture into space2 ,whereas the research of ,black ,americans like physician ,vance ,h4 ,marchbanks and psychophysiologist ,patricia ,cowings made it safer for astronauts to travel to space2 ,whereas ,black ,american inventors helped revolutionize air and space travel1 including ,charles ,w4 ,chappelle designing a long-distance airplane1 ,gladys ,west contributing to the development of the ,global ,positioning ,system 7,,gps71 ,george ,robert ,carruthers creating technology that allowed for photography in space1 and ,lonnie ,johnson creating the power source for the ,galileo mission to ,jupiter for the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration2 ,whereas1 on ,february #ab1 #bjji1 on a flight from ,atlanta to ,nashville1 ,captain ,rachelle ,jones ,kerr1 ,first ,officer ,stephanie ,grant1 and flight attendants ,robin ,rogers and ,diana ,galloway1 made history as the first all-female1 all-,black ,american flight crew2 ,whereas ,casey ,grant1 an author1 an aviator1 and a pioneer in her own right as #a of the earliest ,black flight attendants1 has made it her mission to honor the legacy and contributions of ,black pioneers in aviation through her books1 entitled ,stars in the ,sky and ,stars and ,beyond1 and her efforts to introduce a new generation of young ,black individuals across the ,united ,states and in ,ghana to the field of aviation2 ,whereas organizations1 including the ,organization of ,black ,aerospace ,professionals1 the ,black ,aviation ,airline ,pioneers1 the ,sisters of the ,skies1 the ,bessie ,coleman ,aviation ,all-,stars1 the ,black ,flight ,attendants of ,america1 ,inc41 and more continue to preserve the legacy of ,black ,americans in aviation2 ,whereas ,black ,americans have long served in every aspect of aviation1 from skycaps1 who greet travelers arriving at the airport1 and ticketing agents1 who ensure the itineraries of travelers are in order1 to ground crew1 mechanics1 and many others1 who make the aviation industry safe and reliable2 ,whereas the ,federal ,aviation ,administration provides opportunities to eligible students from historically underrepresented backgrounds in the fields of aviation and aeronautics1 and science1 technology1 engineering1 and math 7referred to in this preamble as ,,stem7 through the ,,stem ,aviation and ,space ,education ,program by recruiting candidates from historically ,black colleges and universities for programs such as the ,minority ,serving ,institutions ,intern ,program2 and ,whereas public and private sector efforts to recruit1 retain1 and promote talented ,black ,americans through increased emphasis on intentional diversity1 equity1 and inclusion initiatives1 programs1 and commitments1 as well as investments in programs that expose underrepresented groups to careers in aviation1 will ultimately help diversify the workforce for decades to come3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates ,february #af1 #bjbc1 as ,international ,black ,aviation ,professionals ,day2 7#b7 encourages the observation of ,international ,black ,aviation ,professionals ,day through the recognition and celebration of the contributions of ,black aviation professionals2 and 7#c7 requests that the ,president issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the ,united ,states-- 7,a7 to recognize the stories and contributions of ,black ,american aviation professionals who broke barriers1 innovated1 and took aviation to greater heights2 7,b7 to provide an enhanced curriculum in schools1 libraries1 and other places of learning to educate all individuals of the ,united ,states with respect to the contributions of ,black aviation pioneers2 and 7,c7 to support greater opportunities for ,black ,americans in all areas of aviation4