Sweet Blackberry Launches Kickstarter Campaign For Animated Film on First Black Female Pilot

Sweet Blackberry, an award-winning nonprofit organization whose mission is to bring little-known African-American achievement to children everywhere, announced today the launch of a Kickstarter campaign for an animated film, sharing the story of the first Black female pilot, Bessie Coleman. 

This film will be the fourth in a series from the nonprofit which aims to educate youth and raise awareness of lesser-known African-American figures in American history. For this film, Award-winning actor, Laurence Fishburne, will narrate Bessie’s story, while celebrated illustrator, R. Gregory Christie, will provide the illustrations that bring the story to life.

The campaign comes as a part of Kickstarter Gold a special incentive spotlighting former creators inspired from their past campaigns. In 2014, Sweet Blackberry ran a successful campaign sharing the story of Janet Collins, the first Black prima ballerina, narrated by actor/comedian Chris Rock. 

The story of Bessie also follows Sweet Blackberry's animated films on Garrett Morgan, inventor of the traffic signal, and Henry "Box" Brown, a man who mailed himself to freedom during slavery. These films have received prestigious awards including the Parent's Choice Award and Learning Magazine's Teacher's Choice Award. They were narrated by prominent African-American actors Queen Latifah and Alfre Woodard, respectively. 
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Those wanting to support The Bessie Coleman Project may do so by visiting http://bit.ly/bessieswtbb . The campaign is set to run until July 20, 2017.

About Sweet Blackberry: 
Sweet Blackberry is a 501 3 (c) organization founded by actor/writer Karyn Parsons best known for her role on the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. With the mission of bringing little-known stories of African-American achievement to children everywhere, Sweet Blackberry creates content highlighting these stories and allowing parents and educators to bring this missing chapter of American history closer to young minds.