KAMORA FREELAND BECOMES ONE OF THE YOUNGEST AFRICAN AMERICAN LICENSED PILOTS IN THE COUNTRY

Congratulations are in order for 17-year-old Kamora Freeland of Staten Island. The teen made history last month by becoming one of the youngest African American licensed pilots in the country. Kamora Freeland in an airplane. WABC, KAMORA FREELAND, CNN via CNN Newsource “I have a passion for it and I love it,” Freeland said in an interview with WABC of flying. The Kingsborough Early College High School senior first had to pass her solo, and cross-country flights. To do so, the honors student took her mother, Lakema Freeland, to Martha’s Vineyard last summer. “She flew me, and I enjoyed it, and she really did it,” Freeland’s mother told the outlet. “ I couldn’t believe that she was the pilot of the of the plane that I was sitting in the back of. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Travel Noire (@travelnoire) To see her make family history, Freeland’s sister, Mariama Toe-Freeland, traveled all the way to Staten Island to witness the magical moment for herself. “I live in Atlanta, and I came to see it,” she said. “I wouldn’t miss it for the world.” In addition to her mother and sister, Freeland had her father and grandfather...