Nichelle Nichols trailblazing 'Star Trek' actress dies at 89

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Nichelle Nichols trailblazing 'Star Trek' actress dies at 89 Aug 2, 2022 10:15:09 GMT 7

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Post by rubl on Aug 2, 2022 10:15:09 GMT 7

A gifted woman and an example for many black females at the time.

"Nichelle Nichols, trailblazing 'Star Trek' actress, dies at 89
Actress and singer Nichelle Nichols, best known for her groundbreaking portrayal of Lt. Nyota Uhura in "Star Trek: The Original Series," has died at age 89, according to a statement from her son, Kyle Johnson.
"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 future generations to enjoy, learn from, and draw inspiration," Johnson said in a statement shared to Nichols' official site on Sunday. "Hers was a life well lived and as such a model for us all.""

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Nichelle Nichols trailblazing 'Star Trek' actress dies at 89 Aug 3, 2022 11:48:41 GMT 7

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Post by AyG on Aug 3, 2022 11:48:41 GMT 7

It's a bit odd how I know the forenames of many Star Trek characters, and even middle initials (James T. Kirk, Christopher Pike, Leonard McCoy, Pavel Checkov &c.), but for the black and Asian characters the forenames have remained a mystery. I had no idea Uhura was Nyota or, for that matter, that Sulu was Hirako.

So, whilst Nichols role was indeed groundbreaking, I posit there remained a deeply entrenched racism in the show.

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Nichelle Nichols trailblazing 'Star Trek' actress dies at 89 Aug 3, 2022 12:18:09 GMT 7

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Post by chiangmai on Aug 3, 2022 12:18:09 GMT 7

Aug 3, 2022 11:48:41 GMT 7 AyG said:

Star Trek began in 1966, even 10 years later the US was still deeply racist in many states. Small towns (and probably larger ones also) in places such as Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana and Tennessee, still served white people first in stores and waiting blacks had to step aside. Even in wealthy northern Detroit, Bloomfield and the like, black business people would frequently be made to wait for a table if white people were also waiting. Fast forward to the 1990's in Philly, the dole queues were 98% blacks, not because they were scroungers but because they were black and couldn't find work. So yes, deeply entrenched racism did exist but not just in the show, more like the entire country and it still exists today.

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Nichelle Nichols trailblazing 'Star Trek' actress dies at 89

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