Since his arrival into the baseball scene in 1996, Derek Jeter has not only turned himself into a baseball icon but a symbol of athletic perfection as well. Spending his entire 20-year career with the New York Yankees, he helped them win 7 pennants and 5 World Series, while also making the All-Star team nearly every year.
Elizabeth Bessie Coleman (January 26, 1892 â April 30, 1926) was the first female African American pilot ever to hold an international pilot license. She fought discrimination to follow her dream of becoming a pilot. 1 Early Life.
Queen Latifah â who plays the title role in the HBO movie Bessie, which premieres tonight â has been working for more than 20 years to bring Bessie Smith's life to the screen and finally pulled it together with writer-director Dee Rees. NPR's Arun Rath spoke with both of them.