Carole Hopson Follow

Carole Hopson is a Captain on the Boeing 737 for United Airlines, based in Newark, NJ. After a 20-year
career as a journalist and executive for iconic brands like the National Football League, Foot Locker, and
L’Oréal Cosmetics, Carole followed her dream to become a pilot. A century after Bessie soared over
seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Black women in the U.S. account for less than one percent of all
professional pilots (military, cargo, corporate and airlines combined.) Inspired by Bessie's spectacular
accomplishments, Carole founded the Jet Black Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, dedicated to
sending 100 Black women to flight school by the year 2035.