Kimberly Anyadike's older sister Kelly had already done the classic airport-kid routine of soloing four* different types of single engine plane in the flying school's fleet on her 16th birthday.
So Kimberly, who is currently 15, had to think of something different: during the week leading up to July 4, she flew across the country, from Compton, CA to Newport News VA, and back to Compton.
This makes her the youngest Black woman to fly from coast to coast.

I took these photos of Kimberly and her crew and airplane when they stopped in Little Rock on July 10 [on their way back to Compton] for refueling and lunch.
Since Kimberly is underage, the flight ws technically a student-pilot cross-country flight, with instructor Ronnel Norman (in the blue shirt) in the right seat and Kimberly in the left seat. The third member of the crew is Levi Thornhill, a retired Air Force officer who began his military career as one of the Tuskegee Airmen in WWII.
 

 Map of flight route

Many of the Eastbound stops [blue stars] were coordinated to allow Thornhill to visit with fellow Tuskegee Airmen, and for the plane to collect autographs from them. Stops included Lynchburg VA [Thornhill's home town] and (of course) Moton Field at Tuskegee AL.
The green stars represent Kimberly's stop in Washington DC to meet representatives from California, Virginia, and Maryland.
The red stars trace the route leg which is a tribute to Chauncey E. Spencer, a Black aviator of the 1930's who was instrumental in getting Historically Black colleges included in the Civilian Pilot Training Program.  He flew from Chicago, to DC to lobby Congress, includng a Missouri Senator named Harry Truman.

Milwaukee, WI, the last red star, is home base of Norman's employer, Air Cargo Carriers, one of the financial backers of the trip.
The cross-country trip was funded in part by contributions from Air Cargo, Northrop Grumman, Newport News Public Schools, Cessna Air and Tuskegee Airmen Inc.

Kimberly (and her sister) learned to fly at the non profit flight school operated by Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum in Compton CA., as-did safety pilot Ronnel Norman, who now flies commercially for Ar Cargo Carriers Inc.  All the planes in the fleet of trainers operated by TAM have red tails:  The Tuskegee Airmen have been an integral part of helping inspire the youth of  Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum.  TAM shares the Civil Air Patrol's mission to encourage youth involvement in aviation as an alternative to drugs, gang violence and other self-destructive activities.  The museum offers after-school activities to elementary, middle, and high school students, presenting the opportunity to work one-on-one with qualified tutors, mentors and aviation staff.

*I'm told by one of the TAM staff that Kelly had actually lined-up seven airplanes, but that the weather went pear-shaped and she had to stop flying after the fourth solo.

There are pages and PAGES of links on Google to news coverage and bloggery about this flight.

May 16 interview with Robin Petgrave, founder of Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum.
June 3 story in General Aviation News
June 13 interview at Burbank CA library
June 30 stop in Glendale AZ
July 1 stop at Austin TX
July 2 interview in Jackson MS
July 2 stop in Goldsboro NC
July 3 stop in Lynchburg VA
July 5 arrival in Newport News VA
July 6 story from Hampton VA
July 8 story from Detroit MI
July 9 story from Detroit MI
July 9 story from Milwaukee, WI
July 9 story in Tuskegee News
July 10 story from Gary IN
July 13 story from Los Angeles CA

Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum website

More about Chauncey E. Spencer