The first African American man in space was Guion Bluford. his first flight was in 1983.
guion "guy" bluford was the first African American to go into space; however, the first black man to go into space as quoted by Wikipedia:
Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (born January 29, 1942) was the first Cuban cosmonaut and the first person from a country in the Western Hemisphere other than the United States to travel into earth orbit. He was also the first Hispanophone and first Black person in space
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The first African American in space was Dr. Guion Stewart Bluford, Jr. The first female African American in space was Mae Carol Jemison.
Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Guion S. Bluford or Dr. Guion Stewart 'Guy' Bluford, Jr was the first African-American to into space. He went aboard the space shuttle Challenger in 1983.
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she is the first african american to go into space
She was the first black woman to go to space.
She actually did 6 jobs and was the first African American women ever to go into space.
Edward White became the first American to walk in space on June 3, 1965.
Mae c Jamison was the 1st female African American to go up to space