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Nichelle Nichols Dead at 89

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Star Trek series, as well as movies and voicing an animated version of her character, has died at 89. Her son, Kyle Johnson, announced on Nichols Facebook page that she had died July 30 (no cause of death was given).

Nichols was groundbreaking both as a Black woman co-starring on a TV series in the 1960s, and for one of the early interracial kisses -- with William Shatner's Captain Kirk. "[Star Trek creator] Gene Roddenberry believed in me," said Nichols on her website. "His belief presented me with a fantastic opportunity: to help conceive and create the groundbreaking role of Uhura on Star Trek, the original series. ""And my belief was expanded to embrace Gene’s vision of a bright future for humanity.

When I was on those wonderful sets with all of the cast members, the universe of Star Trek began to feel not so much a fantasy but an opportunity to lay the groundwork for what we might actually achieve by the 23rd Century… a bold aspiration and an affirmation of Uhura as we eagerly await her arrival. "That first series only lasted from 1966 to 1968 on NBC, but then lived long and prospered mightily in syndication, spawning movie franchises and numerous spin-offs.

Also: CBS All Access Launches New Star Trek Series"I shall have more to say about the trailblazing, incomparable Nichelle Nichols, who shared the bridge with us as Lt.

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