Though it remained controversial, Uhura and Spock's relationship provided all three Star Trek films with romance that didn't involve Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine), which was a different take ...

In "Plato’s Stepchildren," an episode set in a world dominated by an advanced but cruel telekinetic society, Captain James T. Kirk (played by William Shatner) and Lieutenant Nyota Uhura (played ...

This included the famous kiss between Captain Kirk and Uhura during Season 3, which aired just one year after interracial marriage was made legal in the U.S., and is now considered a significant ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was instrumental in ensuring that Nichelle Nichols as Lieutenant Uhura stayed on Star Trek: The Original Series.