>>
>> THE
>> THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY IS HOSTING AN EXHIBIT
TITLED "THE SKY IS THE LIMIT"
THE CELEBRATION OF
BLACK ACHIEVEMENT IN AVIATION.
THE EXECUTIVE
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS WITH US THIS
MORNING, I AM SO EXCITED
THAT YOU ARE WITH US TO BE ABLE
TO SEE THIS EXHIBIT,
LET'S START YOU, WHAT WILL
VISITORS EXPERIENCE WHEN
THEY DO SEE THE EXHIBIT?
>> THE EXHIBIT WILL REMEMBER
THE OBSTACLES THAT SO
MANY PEOPLE HAD TO OVERCOME IN
THE EARLY DAYS OF THE
COUNTRY IN TRYING TO FOLLOW
THEIR DREAMS.
THEIR DREAMS. WHEN YOU
WHEN YOU
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE EXHIBITS THE FIRST
TWO BLACK PEOPLE TO
LEARN HOW TO FLY HAD TO GO TO
FRANCE TO GET THEIR
LICENSE.
LICENSE.
LICENSE. THEY HAD A DREAM, THEY OVERCAME
EVERYTHING
EVERYTHING TO OVER COME IN YOUR DREAMS.
IF YOU HAVE A DREAM, A
PASSION, IF YOU STAY WITH THAT
YOU CAN OVERCOME
OBSTACLES.
OBSTACLES. WE WANTED TO BE A PART OF THIS
TO SAY WE
TO SAY WE
TO SAY WE KNOW THERE ARE STILL OBSTACLES
TODAY IT BACK WE WANT
TO OPEN DOORS.
I THINK IT IS A CHANCE TO LOOK
AT IT
AT IT
AT IT AND
AT IT AND THINK IF YOU REALLY WANT TO
ACHIEVE SOMETHING
ACHIEVE SOMETHING YOU CAN DO IT.
>> WE HAVE CHALLENGED PEOPLE TO
JOIN US IN LEARNING
SOMETHING NEW, IT WS NOT UNTIL
THIS MONTH THAT WE
LEARNED THEY HAD TO GO TO
FRANCE FIRST.
FRANCE FIRST. THAT IS
THAT IS
THAT IS WHERE IT STARTED.
AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD TO
PROVIDING THIS TO THE PUBLIC
TODAY WHY IS THAT
IMPORTANT?
IMPORTANT? >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. IT IS CRITICAL, EVEN FOR ME AS
A BOARD
A BOARD
A BOARD MEMBER, I AM A BLACK BOARD
MEMBER, A FEMALE BOARD
MEMBER, I FLY IN AND OUT OF
THIS AIRPORT ALL THE
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. I
TIME. I AM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR
ENDORSEMENT AND
ENDORSEMENT AND AFFIRMATION FOR MY COMMUNITY TO
RECOGNIZE THE
RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT I MAY JUST
AS A CITIZEN.
SITTING
SITTING
SITTING HERE I AM SO PROUD TO BE A PART
OF THIS WORK, PROUD
TO SEE THIS IS HAPPENING UNDER
THE LEADERSHIP.
THE LEADERSHIP. THE
THE
THE FIELD
THE FIELD HAS SUCH A RICH HISTORY
IT MADE PERFECT SENSE
FOR US TO CELEBRATE THE HISTORY
OF BLACK PEOPLE IN
AVIATION IN THOSE HOLLOWED
HALLS.
HALLS.
HALLS. >>
HALLS. >> DAN, UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP,
I MEAN THIS IS FREE
TO THE PUBLIC, WE WANT TO
REMIND EVERYONE SAFETY IS
PART OF THAT BUT ENCOURAGE
PEOPLE TO COME OUT TO SEE
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>
THIS. >> ABSOLUTELY, YOU CAN BE
SOCIALLY DISTANCE, IT IS A
FREE EXHIBIT.
FREE EXHIBIT. I WANT TO POINT OUT ONE THING
ABOUT
ABOUT
ABOUT THIS, THIS IS THE TEMPORARY
DISPLAY BUT IF YOU COME
TO THE BUILDING WE HAVE A
PERMANENT MURAL THAT IS UP
OF ONE OF THE ORIGINAL TEST
COULD DEEGAN AIRMEN.
HE
HE
HE ACTUALLY WENT TO SCHOOL HERE.
HE RETIRED IN 1990 AS
A DIRECTOR OF RESOURCES AT THE
AIRPORT.
AIRPORT.
AIRPORT. SO THERE IS
A REAL LOCAL TIES TO ALL OF
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. I
THIS. I THINK PEOPLE
WILL GET AN EDUCATION.
>> I AM SMILING BECAUSE I HAVE
MY CLOCK IN FRONT OF
ME BUT A FEW SECONDS, I LEARNED
SOMETHING NEW, I HAD
NO IDEA.
NO IDEA.
NO IDEA. WHEN IT COMES TO THE BLACK
HISTORY MONTH,
HISTORY MONTH, NICKI, WHAT IS ONE GOAL YOU
HAVE FOR THE GENERAL
PUBLIC?
PUBLIC?
PUBLIC? >> JUST TO BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT
FOCUSING ON THE
HISTORY OF BLACK PEOPLE IN THIS
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. THIS IS A
THIS IS A
THIS IS A WONDERFUL WAY TO DO THAT,
SPENDING TIME AT BOWMAN
FIELD LEARNING MORE ABOUT BLACK
PEOPLE IN AVIATION
IS A GREAT WAY TO DO IT.
>> THANK YOU BOTH FOR TAKING
THE TIME.
THE TIME.
THE TIME. I DO HAVE TO
SAY BOWMAN IS SPECIAL IN
LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE. YOU DEFINITELY
YOU DEFINITELY WANT TO SEE THAT EXHIBIT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. YOU CAN VIEW
THE EXHIBIT FOR FREE THROUGHOUT
THE ENTIRE MONTH OF