Ed Dwight was the first Black man to train to be a NASA astronaut in the 1960s

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13433329/ed-dwight-nasa-astronaut-training-space-blue-origin.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Dwight

"In 2024, Dwight was selected for a suborbital spacefight mission and flew on Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-25, sponsored by Space For Humanity on May 19, 2024. He became the oldest person to fly in space at 90 years 8 months and 10 days, surpassing William Shatner." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Dwight#Suborbital_spaceflight_on_New_Shepard

https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/19/ed-dwight-blue-origin-first-black-astronaut-candidate

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ed-dwight-first-african-american-space-until-wasnt-180974215/

https://www.oldest.org/people/astronauts

https://www.nasa.gov/former-astronaut-john-h-glenn