Many of us have dreamed, perhaps as a child or as an adult, of boarding a rocket ship and blasting into space. Bernard Harris, a 13-year-old boy, was no exception. In 1990, he was selected by NASA as an astronaut. In 1993, his dreams because reality as he left Earth’s orbit. And he was the first black person to do so. And in February of 1995, he broke several records, including being the first black man to walk in space.
His story is inspiration to all of us, that even if you are an oppressed minority, you can achieve great things, and sometimes your dreams really can come true. So keep fighting for equality, both for yourself and for others, and together we can make our Earth a better place both for us and also for generations to come.
