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Nichelle Nichols 2021
August 26, 2022
Nichols' remains are headed to a whole new world, thanks to a company that arranges memorial flights sent into outer…
August 2, 2022
The EGOT winner credited Nichols, the "Star Trek" actress, for being the first Black person she saw who "made it…
Nichelle Nichols as Lieutenant Uhura in "Star Trek"
August 1, 2022
Trailblazing actress Nichelle Nichols at one point considered leaving her role as communications officer Lt. Nyota Uhura on "Star Trek."
July 31, 2022
Nichols' role in the 1966-69 series as Lt. Uhura earned her a lifelong position of honor with 'Star Trek' fans.
Nichelle Nichols 2021
December 7, 2021
The celebration honored the star whose pioneering "Star Trek" role inspired generations of Black space fanatics and science nerds.
Comic-Con International 2018 - "From The Bridge" Panel
August 20, 2021
Per a recent PEOPLE interview, Nichelle Nichols' friends have spoke out publicly after her son sold her home.
August 17, 2021
Nichols' son, her former manager and a good friend appear to be waging a fight to oversee the finances of…
May 30, 2019
Nichelle Nichols, the famed actress who is best known for her trailblazing role in the sci-fi series and movies, is…
May 6, 2018
Nichelle Nichols, who played Lieutenant Uhura on the cult-classic series Star Trek, is reported to be suffering from dementia.
November 3, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Star Trek star Nichelle Nichols was stopped at the Los Angeles airport on Friday because her traveling…
July 12, 2013
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Black actors have been making a name for themselves in the sci-fi genre for decades...
July 26, 2012
SLIDESHOW - It is important to bring attention to some of the African-American females that have, and are still, paving…
April 4, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A fun Twitpic of President Obama posing with Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols in the Oval Office…
February 7, 2012
Nichelle Nichols who portrayed Lt. Nyota Uhura on the original Star Trek opens up about being on tv during a…
January 19, 2011
VIDEO - He said, "The world sees us as we should be seen. As intelligent, beautiful, and qualified just like…