Willa Brown of Glasgow became the first African American woman in the United States to earn her pilot’s license. She was the first African American officer in the US Civil Air Patrol and the first woman to have both her pilot’s license and mechanic’s license. Brown was also an educator and civil rights activist as well as the first African American woman to run for the United States Congress. ⁣ ⁣ #BlackHistoryMonth #SaveASeat ⁣#DiversityandInclusion