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Uhura’s greatest moment in Star Trek history won’t be touched by Strange New Worlds

As Ensign Nyota Uhura continues to evolve in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Celia Rose Gooding promises to leave an iconic Uhura moment alone.
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Commentary: Lt. Uhura of 'Star Trek' took Black actresses where none had gone before

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nichelle Nichols as Lt. Uhura in the "Star Trek" episode, "Journey to Babel." Season 2, Episode 10, originally aired Nov. 17, 1967 ...
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Nichelle Nichols: From Uhura’s First Kiss to Last Dance

When the first season of Star Trek was drawing to a close, actress Nichelle Nichols had enough. She felt she had endured enough racist and misogynistic behavior at the studio and wanted to go back to ...
IGN

New Star Trek Comic Spotlights Lieutenant Uhura for Black History Month

IDW Publishing has been debuting a lot of new Star Trek books in recent months, and that trend will continue in 2026. IGN can exclusively reveal IDW's latest Trek project, an Uhura-focused one-shot ...
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Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura from 'Star Trek', has died at 89

Nichelle Nichols' role on 'Star Trek' had a significant impact on her life — and the lives of many others. Credit: Mike Marsland / WireImage Trailblazing actor Nichelle Nichols, best known for her ...
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Godspeed, Uhura: A bit of Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols will go to space

Nichelle Nichols, who blazed a trail for Black actors as Lieutenant Uhura on the original "Star Trek," never got to go to space while she was alive—but her ashes and her DNA are due to reach the final ...
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Nichelle Nichols’ Ashes Blasted Into Space, So Lt. Uhura Will Always Be Among the Stars

Communications Officer Lt. Nyota Uhura is going home, back among the stars. Actress Nichelle Nichols, who passed away on July 30, 2022, and who famously brought Uhura to life on the small and big ...
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55 Years Later, A Surprising Uhura Moment In Star Trek: The Original Series Is Explained By Strange New Worlds

Thanks to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, this Lt. Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) moment from Star Trek: The Original Series makes perfect sense. Uhura was always an integral part of Captain James T. Kirk's ...
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Nichelle Nichols completed her “Star Trek” mission so that I’d never know a world without Lt. Uhura

Let me be the first to say that I took Nichelle Nichols, and her groundbreaking role as Lt. Uhura on “Star Trek,” for granted. Never did I lack appreciation for Nichols’ historic significance or that ...
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Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ has died at 89

Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood when she played Lt. Uhura on the original “Star Trek” television series, has died at the age of 89. Who is Dailyn Swain? 5 things to ...
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Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ has died at 89

Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood as communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original “Star Trek” television series, has died at the age of 89. Her son Kyle Johnson ...