U.S. Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for February 6

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily Black History Month feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6: JEANINE MCINTOSH

Profile America for the sixth day of Black History Month.  June 24, 2005 was a proud day for Jeanine McIntosh-Menze.  On that day, the young, Jamaican-born woman earned her wings at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas.  And, as her family pinned the wings of gold on her white uniform, she became the first black female pilot in Coast Guard history.  Before joining the service,  Menze was a flight instructor at an airport in North Miami.  Now, Lt. Menze is the pilot of an HC-130 Hercules — a big, four-engine long-range surveillance and transport aircraft.  Among her duties were rescue missions following Hurricane Katrina.  There are 141,000 pilots and flight engineers in the U.S. — nearly 3 percent of them women, and just under 2 percent African-American.  This special edition of Profile America is a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.  

Sources: United States Coast Guard

Statistical Abstract of the United States 2010, t. 603

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).  For further information, contact Rick Reed:  301-763-2812; fax: 301-763-3762; or e-mail: rreed-at-census.gov.

SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau