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Black Mirror season 7's Star Trek parody sequel is still outmatched by a 26 year old movie that really understood Star Trek—and Star Trek fans.
On 'Star Trek,' Nichelle Nichols boldly went where no Black woman had gone before Nichols' impact extended far beyond the entertainment industry.
Nichelle Nichols' role on "Star Trek" paved the way for Black actresses to play a variety of characters.
Nichelle Nichols boldly went where no Black woman had gone before — and gave sci-fi fans of color a bridge to the stars.
Nichelle Nichols, who played the communications officer on the Starship Enterprise on “Star Trek” and famously participated in what was thought to be the first interracial kiss on television ...
The pioneering Black actress Nichelle Nichols, who played Lt. Uhura on “Star Trek,” has died at the age of 89. Nichols was one of the first Black women to have a leading role on television.
Aboard the Star Trek: The Cruise, fans sail with series actors, attend immersive experiences, and transform a cruise into a floating sci-fi utopia.
Uhura and the King. Exploring the relationship between Nichelle Nichols and Martin Luther King Jr., who saw her role as a space voyager in Star Trek as a defining image for Black Americans when ...
Sonequa Martin-Green broke ground in 2017 as the first Black female captain in the beloved Star Trek franchise. Now, she’s making the rounds to promote and celebrate her fifth and final season ...
Nichols’ ashes will also join those of Roddenberry’s deceased wife and “First Lady of ‘Star Trek’” Majel Barrett Roddenberry, who died in 2008.
Any celebration of Black Star Trek characters must begin with Nichelle Nichols’ Lt. Uhura. There are Black women thriving as scientists, astronauts, pilots and doctors because of Nichols and Uhura.