Scholarship awarded to Staten Island teen who made history as youngest African-American female pilot

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Mariners Harbor teen who skipped a grade and started college early — becoming the youngest African-American female to earn her private pilot’s license — was selected to receive a Victor Kilo Fund Scholarship.

Kamora Freeland, an 18-year-old honors student who is a junior at Spelman College, has been awarded the $10,000 scholarship to aid in her goal of becoming a commercial airline pilot. She will attend Flight King NYC in Farmingdale on Long Island for her training.

The funds will specifically help Freeland obtain her instrument rating, a specialized certification for flying in difficult conditions…

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