Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956) is an American engineer, physician and former NASA astronaut. She became the first black woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Jemison joined NASA's astronaut corps in 1987. She orbited for nearly eight days on September 12-20, 1992. She is also a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority!
Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard and Bobby Marshall were the first two African American players in the NFL in 1920. Fritz Pollard became the first African American head coach in the National Football League. Pollard went to Brown University, majoring in chemistry. He was the first black football player at Brown University. He became the first black running back to be named to Walter Camp's All-America team.
