When I first found out that I’d be playing Nyota Uhura, I was immediately overwhelmed,” Celia Rose Gooding, 25, said of the ...

Theres a black lady on TV and she ain't no maid. (Soundbite of laughter) Ms. NICHOLS: And that did something to my heart, so I knew that I had made the right decision, because as Dr. King said ...

Nichelle Nichols, the actor who portrayed Lt. Nyota Uhura on “Star Trek," died at age 89. She recruited for NASA. ... There’s a Black lady on TV, and she ain't no maid! ...

Nichols gained fame as the beautiful, composed, immensely competent Lt. Uhura on three seasons of “Star Trek” on TV and in six “Star Trek” movies. A Black American cast as a master of 23rd ...

Lt. Uhura of ‘Star Trek’ took Black actresses where none had gone before Nichelle Nichols as Lt. Uhura in the “Star Trek” episode, “Journey to Babel.” Season 2, Episode 10, originally ...

Aboard the Star Trek: The Cruise, fans sail with series actors, attend immersive experiences, and transform a cruise into a floating sci-fi utopia. Skipping the US Travel 2025 🌴 This country's ...

Eddie Hines, 47, said Nichols’ role was a stepping stone for the Star Trek franchise, too. A Black woman — Sonequa Martin-Green — plays Michael Burnham, the lead of the recent series, Star ...

As ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ begins its final adventure, we celebrate the universe’s most memorable Black characters.