"I got big shoulders. "

Kimberly Anyadike few across the country and back. The 15 year old pilot is believed to have set a record as the youngest African American female to fly a plane coast to coast. She learned to fly in an after-school program at Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum in Compton, CA. When the museum's founder warned her that the flight would be a huge undertaking, she insisted: "'Put it on. I got big shoulders. " She flew in a plane owed by the museum, accompanied by a safety pilot and an 87 year old veteran who had flown with the Tuskeegee Airmen.

The history of the Tuskeegee Airmen motivated her: "I had big shoes to fill. 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." She flew roundtrip from Compton to Newport News, VA. She made 13 stops along the way and met dozens of Tuskeegee Airmen during the 13 day adventure. She stopped in Detroit on July 8th:




Check out her Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kimberly-Anyadike/103060227810

I am so impressed with this powerful child, this amazing young woman. The world needs more big dreamers who have the will to push beyond the ordinary.