HausofAsseveration
They told him the sky was the limit.
He treated it like the starting line. ????✨
Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez was born into poverty in Cuba and orphaned at a young age. Decades later, he became the first Black man and first person of African descent to travel to space—proving that liberation doesn’t stop at borders… or at Earth’s atmosphere.
In Episode 50 of Black History That Makes You Go Hmm, we explore how Tamayo rose from the margins to orbit the planet aboard Soyuz 38 in 1980, carrying with him the hopes of the African diaspora and a vision of a world without borders.
From Afro-Cuban history to the global space race, this story reminds us that representation in science, aviation, and exploration isn’t symbolic—it reshapes what future generations believe is possible.
Hmm moment:
What does it mean when a descendant of the enslaved looks down on every empire from space?
Because five minutes a day keeps the miseducation away.
Stay curious. Stay consistent.
And keep learning what they tried to bury.
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Love… Peace… and Power to the People ✊????
