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Black Girl Sets Aviation Record
July 14th, 2009
A 15-year-old Black girl from L.A. became the youngest African-American female pilot to make a solo flight across the United States. When Kimberly Anyadike landed her single-engine Cessna at Compton Woodley Airport Saturday, she was greeted by dozens of cheering admirers. She had taken off from Compton 13 days earlier with an adult safety pilot and an 87-year-old former Tuskegee Airman who served in World War II. Together, they flew to Newport News, Va., and made about a dozen stops along the way. “I wanted to inspire other kids to really believe in themselves,” said Anyadike, who learned to fly a plane and helicopter at 12 years old with the Compton-based Tomorrow’s Aeronautical Museum. She said she didn’t make the trip to set any records, only to honor the Tuskegee Airmen, the U.S. Army Air Corps’ all-Black WWII combat unit. “They left such a great legacy. I had big shoes to fill,” she said. “All they wanted to do was to be patriots for this country. They were told no, that they were stupid, that they didn’t have cognitive development to fly planes. They didn’t listen. They just did what they wanted to do.”
KIMBERLY ANYADIKE FOR YOUR WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENT I WILL GIVE YOU THE TITLES THAT YOU DESERVE
1.ODOZIE AKU LOLO OZO 1 OF IGBOLAND
2.NKU MMIRI NA GORO OHA 1 OF IGBOLAND
This goes out for Derontay.Your just ignorant, you need to go do something positive with your life. Dont get mad becauise she’s doing way better than you. She’s setting an example and you have the nerve to post something so dumb. you sound dumb. Get a life.
You go girl!
Kudos!
Two Snaps Up!
Right On!
Paul, you sound stupid. You go Ms. Kimberly. You showed them who is stupid, you should them who don’t listen, you showed them you can and know how to do what you want to do, you showed kids your age to be proud of themselves and that they too can do anything they want to do. You have made the world proud of you rather they tell you are not. I’m very proud of you, I look to be on one of your flights soon leaving from LAX. GO GIRL!!! Now, this is the real true meaning of GIRL POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oops, my bad Paul – I apologize, I got u mixed up with that dumb azz Derontay. Derontay you sound stupid this beautiful, intelligent, smart young lady would not let you carry her bags to her runway let a lone have a baby by you ug…………..Ladies, beware of dummies like DERONTAY fo real.
Didn’t see this on the following news channels: ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX
or any other major news stations. Oh I forgot was she on the Oprah show?
This is a wonderful and amazing piece, congrats to her always. Very proud
we black people r proud and im proud of her
Way to go Kimberly!!! You make the black race proud!!! Keep up the great work!!!
You go girl! Congrats!
As I was reading this piece, it gave me goose bumps. I am so proud of the young black sister who has accomplished so much in her young life. May she be an inspiration for us all young and old. What is disturbing is I never would have known about this fantastic feat had I not been on this website. This deserves to be on all the networks, Oprah, Ellen, Dav, Jay, Conan, well you get my drift. This needs recognizing.
Kimberly you make us Proud to be an American and “Black”. You have shown us that all things are possible and the children shall lead the way. Thank you! Thank you!
I am so proud of this young lady. I saw her story on the news, please keep up the good work. And may God be with you.
Hey. Gurl wen I.heard. Of. Dis. Story I. Waz amazin by. It. I’m. Am. Very. Proud. Of. You. Fa. Real. Gurl datz jus. Tell meh datz. If I. Belive and. Sumthan I can. Do. It and. I. Would be scared. Fo. Mii. Life. But. U waznt. U. Waz. A. Brave. Young. Gurl jus. Like. Meh. Datz jus let. U. Kno. Dreams. Do @$* true if. U let it!!!
I am very proud of you!!!!!!!!!! I am a young women and i have strugled all my life to do different things, because of my up bringing but seen someone younger than me and a female doing something as big as this gives me alot of hope. So GOD BLESS YOU baby girl and keep up the good work. You have a lot going for you right know so don’t let anyone or anything hold you back ,because you have the world in your hands its time for the world to see what you can do with it.
Love your BIGGEST FAN
that is what we need african american woman to set records and make history
A STORY THAT BRINGS TEARS! WHAT AN AMAZING FEAT
You go girl! I am a black woman from Compton and I continue to see that good things and good people are still making progress in Compton. =)
Nigerians always have it in them to do wondrous things but working hard on it is the problem…. Kim Anyadike keep the flag flying, you are a Naija Representer… Don’t forget you are Nigerian(Igbo presicely)
Congratulation, I seen this story on the news when she landed, a very proud moment for us all. “Anything is possible”.
I agree with asil and mary jenkins, people we must recognize and acknowledge great things as they occur, let her sit down with tyra banks, or oprah,and express how wonderful it felt to soar to excellence.
Although, she doesn’t need oprah, or tyra or any other talk show to hold her in high honors.
Keep reaching the sky Kim, and I look forward to seeing you walking on the MOON!
Nice story, nice accomplishment, I just wish it wasn’t illegal as all get out!
Under the USC Title 49 section 44724, the “Pilot” who let her “manipulate” the controls could well loose all certificates and the ability to fly!
TAM should keep doing its work, it just needs to stop the illegal acts it is committing! What message does violating the law to set a “Media Record” (since it can’t be a Aviation one) set? That simply isn’t good for anyone.