Ms. Adams, not everything is about race.
It is for racists.
There was a black astronaut named Robert Lawrence but he was killed in 1967.
https://owlcation.com/stem/Top-Ten-Astronauts-That-Died-Before-Liftoff
Excerpt: Many of the MOL astronauts transferred to NASA and flew on space shuttle missions. Had he lived, given his credentials, Lawrence would have also made it into space via the shuttle program.