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I’m Joanna Calel I’m a part of the NAACP Youth Chapter and this is your Black History Month fact of the day. Journalist and nurse Ruth Carol Taylor became the first African American airline flight attendant in the United States when she joined Mohawk Airlines on Feb. 11, 1958. While she is most commonly known for her achievement in the airline industry, she spent much of her career as an activist for minority and women’s rights.