Mae Jemison

Mae Jemison Became 1st Black Woman To Fly In To Space in 1992. 

Jemison fulfilled a lifelong dream she held ever since she was a small girl in Chicago by becoming the first African-American woman to fly into space. 

She graduated in 1977 with a dual degree in chemical engineering and African-American Studies, Jemison later obtained a Doctor of Medicine in 1981 from Cornell University and travelled to developing countries to provide primary care.

She resigned from NASA in 1993 to form a company researching the application of technology to daily life.

She is a dancer, and holds nine honorary doctorates in science, engineering, letters, and the humanities.

Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mae_Jemison