The Importance of Her Star Trek Role: Celebrating Nichelle Nichols (1932-2022)

The Importance of Her Star Trek Role: Celebrating Nichelle Nichols (1932-2022) 

Listen to Nichelle Nichols describe how one of her biggest fans encouraged her to remain on Star Trek after its first season on television. Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood when she played communications officer Lieutenant Uhura on the original “Star Trek” TV series, passed away on July 30, 2022, at the age of 89.

Credit: ReelBlack YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/reelblack

Duration: 2 minutes, 29 seconds

Release Date: July 31, 2022

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