Nichelle Nichols, who portrayed communications officer ... which published two feature articles on her within five years. In the early ’70s, the actress made a few guest appearances on TV ...

Dan Madsen, publicist for the Nichelle Nichols Space Camp, and a personal friend of Nichols, reflected on the actress’s work with NASA, saying, “She was involved with NASA back in the ‘70s ...

It was jarring to see how utterly commonplace it was for the industry to otherize Black performers in the 1960s and ’70s when Nichols began her career as a singer and actor. The first mention of ...

Most knew Nichelle Nichols for her iconic role as the chief ... to recruit the first group of women and minorities in the late '70s," astronaut Joan Higginbotham, the third Black woman to fly ...

Nichelle Nichols, the pioneering actress who soared to international fame — and into urbanites’ hearts — during the 1960s and 70s on the original “Star Trek” series, has died.

Nichols’ death was confirmed by Gilbert Bell ... before she was cast on “Star Trek.” In the early ’70s, the actress appeared in the 1974 blaxploitation film “Truck Turner,” starring ...

Actress Nichelle Nichols, whose trailblazing portrayal of Lt. Nyota Uhura on TV’s original “Star Trek” series broke racial barriers, has died. She was 89. “Last night, my mother ...

“Last night, my mother, Nichelle Nichols, succumbed to natural causes and passed away. Her light however, like the ancient galaxies now being seen for the first time, will remain for us and ...

Nichelle Nichols, who played the communications officer on the Starship Enterprise on “Star Trek” and famously participated in what was thought to be the first interracial kiss on television ...

Actress and singer Nichelle Nichols, best known as Star Trek's communications officer Lieutenant Uhura, died Saturday night in Silver City, New Mexico. She was 89 years old. "I regret to inform ...