Headlines around the world heralded the 2022 death in Silver City of Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in ...

The EGOT winner credited Nichols, the “Star Trek” actress, for being the first Black person she saw who “made it to the future.” The passing of television pioneer Nichelle Nichols continues to ...

LOS ANGELES, California -- "Star Trek" star Nichelle Nichols is the focus of a legal feud over her possible memory loss and the control of her finances. The son of the 85-year-old actress was in court ...

A new space camp for teen girls is set to open in January, named for the late Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols The camp, a product of the actress's namesake foundation, aims to bring science and ...

In the same interview, George Takei further said that Gene Roddenberry portrayed the "human future" in Star Trek "as a good ...

Trailblazing actress Nichelle Nichols has died. Her son announced news of her death on Instagram, saying she died from natural causes. Nichols played Uhura in "Star Trek: The Original Series." At the ...

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 ...

Nichelle Nichols, who gained fame as communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original “Star Trek” television series, has died at the age of 89. Her son Kyle Johnson said Nichols died Saturday in ...

Nichelle Nichols, 82, who played Lt. Nyota Uhura in the Star Trek TV series and films, suffered a mild stroke Wednesday night, according to a post Thursday on her Facebook page. Suggested Reading ...

*She may have had a health scare with a recent stroke, but Nichelle Nichols says she is doing great and feeling pretty good. Chatting with “Entertainment Tonight“’s “Nischelle Turner at her home, the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Nichelle Nichols, who played Lt. Nyota Uhura in the original “Star Trek” TV series and in follow-up films, is recovering from a stroke suffered Wednesday at her Los Angeles home. Tests ...