Carole Hopson

Derrick Davis

Carole Hopson is a Boeing 737 captain for United Airlines, based in Newark, New Jersey. After a 20-year career as a journalist and executive for iconic brands like the NFL, Foot Locker, and L’Oréal, Carole followed her dream to become a pilot. Hopson is the author of "A Pair of Wings," a novel inspired by Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman pilot in the US. Inspired by Bessie’s accomplishments, Hopson founded the Jet Black Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to sending one hundred Black women to flight school by the year 2035.

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Communities: African American

No Glass Ceilings Here!

Someone had to be the first woman, whether as a pilot of color, reporting from a men's locker room, or entering the C-suite after secretarial education. Come celebrate these women who fought traditional gender roles and became extraordinary through the lens of history.

Koffler Room 218 (Seats 142, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 15, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Tent (on Mall) (following presentation)  

Panelists: Carole Hopson, Vanda Krefft, Melissa Ludtke
Moderator: Lupita Murillo

Friendship, Ambition, Dreams

Hear from authors Lynda Loigman, Nancy Johnson, and Carole Hopson as they discuss coming-of-age stories, the role of friendship and family, how ambition shapes identity, and the potential costs of pursuing dreams.

Koffler Room 216 (Seats 89, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 15, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Fiction / Literature
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Tent (on Mall) (following presentation)  

Panelists: Carole Hopson, Nancy Johnson, Lynda Loigman
Moderator: Mary Ellen Flynn

Book:

A Pair of Wings

A Novel
Fiction / Literature
Henry Holt and Company
August 2024
ISBN 9781250347213
432 pages