By Tawanda W. Johnson, Special to the AFRO Dr. Mae C. Jemison, the first African-American woman astronaut to travel to space, has always pushed the boundaries of what some people thought possible for her. In her book, “Find Where the Wind Goes,” Jemison, 67, tells the story of how, during the early 1960s, she declared […]
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Ed Dwight was to be the first Black astronaut. At 90, he’s finally getting his due
By Jake CoyleAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ed Dwight grew up in segregated 1930s Kansas on a farm on the edge of town. An airfield was within walking distance, and, as a boy, he’d often go to marvel at the planes and gawk at the pilots. Most were flying back from hunting trips […]