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Meet the First Known Black Woman With a Disability to Earn A Pilot's License
Meet the First Known Black Woman With a Disability to Earn A Pilot's License

Leslie Irby has sealed her place in history by being the first Black woman with a disability to secure a pilot’s license. According to Because Of Them We Can , Irby was involved in a head-on car accident — in 2013 — that left her paralyzed. “After waking up from surgery, doctors informed me and...