Here & Now interview: Patricia Banks-Edmiston, the first Black U.S. commercial airline stewardess
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 28, 2023
NEW YORK (WABC) -- They say the sky is the limit, but for Patricia Banks-Edmiston, that's only if you're willing to fight for it.
As the first Black stewardess at a commercial airline in the United States, Edmiston is an aviation pioneer whose path continues to elevate generation after generation. But being the first isn't always easy.
To hear Edmiston tell it, the following words were what sparked the match for her trailblazing . . .
