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Sisters of the Skies and Delta Air Lines Host Fundraiser for Future Black Female Pilots
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Sisters of the Skies and Delta Air Lines Host Fundraiser for Future Black Female Pilots

Rox Edward, Atlanta Daily WorldMarch 17, 2022

The purpose of the gala is to seek to improve the current number of Black female pilots which stands roughly north of 150 in the United States for those holding Airline Transport Pilot, Commercial, Military and or Certified Flight instructor licenses. The first gala was held in February 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia honoring the first All-African American Female flight crew. This year the SOS brings fundraiser back to where it began again recognizing Black women who are first in their aviation careers.

State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts
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State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts

Sentinel News ServiceApril 18, 2020

As of April 16, data on race and ethnicity is complete for 66 percent of COVID-19 cases and 90 percent of deaths reported to the California Department of Public Health. As testing expands and our work to get more complete information by race and ethnicity advances, the distribution by race and ethnicity for cases may change. As information on race and ethnicity is becoming more complete on reported deaths, our data shows that African Americans/Blacks represent a disproportionately higher number of deaths compared to their representation in California’s population. Another group of heightened concern are Native Hawaiians or Pacific Islanders, although the number of deaths in this population are small and therefore limits statistical comparison.