Mae Jemison was born October 17, 1956 in Decatur, Alabama. The family moved to Chicago when she was three in search of better schools, and she has always considered it her home. As a child ...

St. Louis Park celebrates Black History Month by featuring local employee Justin Grays and his inspiration, astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison.

Mae Jemison is a physician, engineer, educator, entrepreneur and the first woman of color in the world to go into space - she was a NASA astronaut for six years. Currently Mae devotes much of her ...