Zoe Saldaña avoided Star Trek’s original series to craft a unique Uhura, earning Nichelle Nichols’ approval and redefining the iconic role.

Credit: Mike Marsland / WireImage Trailblazing actor Nichelle Nichols, best known for her role as Lt. Nyota Uhura in the original Star Trek series, died on Saturday due to heart failure.

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Star Trek's decision to cast Nichelle Nichols, an African American woman, as major character on the show was an almost unheard-of move in 1968. But for black women all over the country ...

"Star Trek" royalty Nichelle Nichols passed away in 2022 but her legacy endures. Most well-known for her her memorable portrayal of Communications Officer Lt. Nyota Uhura in "Star Trek: The ...

Kirk (played by William Shatner) and Lieutenant Nyota Uhura (played by Nichelle Nichols) become the unwilling subjects of the Platonians’ sadistic amusement. Inspired by ancient Greek ...

"He's in charge." Nichols broke a major race barrier when she was cast as Lt. Nyota Uhura in the 1960s sci-fi series Star Trek. When the show first aired in 1966, she was one of the first Black ...

From Lt. Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) on Star Trek: The Original Series to Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) on Star Trek: Discovery, every Star Trek series has included great female ...

OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer - Dr. Bernard Harris, Jr., the first African American to walk in space, reflects on his 30-year ...