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Even before it has a home on the Mall, the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum is sharing stories of overlooked ...

Gene Roddenberry got validation from one of the most important figures at the time when they convinced this actor to stay ...

Her role in the 1966-69 series ... Forget shaking the table, she built it.” “Star Trek: Voyager” alum Kate Mulgrew tweeted, “Nichelle Nichols was The First. She was a trailblazer who ...

Nichols famously played Lt. Nyota Uhura on 'Star Trek.' With her role as Uhura on the revolutionary sci-fi series, the actress changed the TV landscape. ET looks back on Nichelle Nichol’s ...

Best known for her groundbreaking role as Lt. Uhura from the original Star Trek series and films, Nichols originates from Robbins, Illinois. She started her professional career as a dancer and ...

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Martin Luther King Jr. was a mentor to Nichelle Nichols in real life. Dissatisfied with her limited role on Star Trek, Nichols initially intended to quit, but a chance meeting with Dr. King ...

George Takei leads tributes to Star Trek legend Nichelle Nichols after actress' death ...

In the fourth Star Trek film, a giant cylinder-shaped space object lingers over Earth’s orbit, emitting sounds of extinct humpback whales. The probe causes massive disasters on Earth, so the ...