Nichelle Nichols (Nyota Uhura in Star Trek) dead at 89 due to natural causes.

[SKORPI0]

Not sure why it's not in the news. Just some posts by people who knew her in their Twitter post.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1553813211362648064

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichelle_Nichols

 

[Captante]

Omg that sucks I really liked her.

RIP

 

[HomerJS]

How sad. One of my favs from TOS

RIP Nichelle

 

[JEDI]

RIP
What did she die of?

And irony that she dies on George Jetson's bday.

And then there were 3 (Kirk, Sulu, and Checkov)

 

[SKORPI0]

Nichelle Nichols, trailblazing 'Star Trek' actress, dies at 89 | CNN

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.

www.cnn.com

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

"What did she die of?"

Carbon Unit Degradation.

 

[HomerJS]

When you get a chance look up the story of Nichelle meeting MLK. Interesting interaction

 

[HomerJS]

Nichelle from the episode Mirror Mirror

 

[DigDog]

guys, she was a big thing, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First...Plato's_Stepchildren"_–_Kirk_and_Uhura_(1968)

 

[Artorias]

I think there are only 3-4 members of the original series alive now.

 

[sdifox]

RIP

 

[SKORPI0]

I think there are only 3-4 members of the original series alive now.

William Shatner. George Takei and Walter Koenig.

 

[Lezunto]

It was over the news websites.

I am grateful Dr. King convinced Nichelle not to quit the nascent Sci Fi series. He explained that to Nichelle that even role was small, it was crucial because she was breaking ground as a Black actress.

Uhura's role (which included the first interracial kiss) gave hope to millions around the world.

Star Trek's Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) dies

 

[kage69]

RIP Nichelle

 

[HomerJS]

Nichelle playing a total bad ass pimp from the 70s. Pretty convincing performance

 

[JEDI]

 

[sandorski]

RIP

 

[stargazr]

RIP

 

[HomerJS]

For those who don’t know Star Trek TOS which debuted in 1966 was groundbreaking in that they demonstrated the idea of being woke. The inclusivity of not only the actors but the roles they played was far ahead of its time. Today we have a party denigrating the ideals portrayed by that series

 

[Charmonium]

The TOS episode with the Lincoln of Lincoln Logs . . . [too obscure]. I think he might have been a US president too though.

Anyway, the one with Abe was probably the first time I ever heard the word negress.

 

[HomerJS]

The TOS episode with the Lincoln of Lincoln Logs . . . [too obscure]. I think he might have been a US president too though.

Anyway, the one with Abe was probably the first time I ever heard the word negress.

Remember the reactions in episodes where they came in contact with people of the past, their surprise how much crew was evolved. They went back in time beamed on board a pilot from the mid 60s. He was shocked to see women serving alongside men. He adapted quickly. How woke of them.

Conservatives have taken the opposite lessons from the show.

 

[Captante]

Remember the reactions in episodes where they came in contact with people of the past, their surprise how much crew was evolved. They went back in time beamed on board a pilot from the mid 60s. He was shocked to see women serving alongside men. He adapted quickly. How woke of them.

Conservatives have taken the opposite lessons from the show.

My favorite "social-justice" episode of TOS was "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield". (apologies for the small "overlap" in the vids)

I can recall watching this episode for the first time when I was a little kid and not wanting to believe anyone could ever be so shallow and hateful.





EDIT: I don't want hate to be all WE have left!

 

[DAPUNISHER]

For those who don’t know Star Trek TOS which debuted in 1966 was groundbreaking in that they demonstrated the idea of being woke. The inclusivity of not only the actors but the roles they played was far ahead of its time. Today we have a party denigrating the ideals portrayed by that series

Hell they had a Russian on the bridge in the middle of the cold war. But instead of that future, we are heading towards the Nazi Romans with machine guns episode.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

I didn't recall that epsiode until I read up on it. But it reminds me of the B5 episode where the Drazi fight each other based on what color sash they draw out of a barrel. When Ivanova grabs one of the sashes, she becomes the 'leader' of those with the same color sash.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

I didn't recall that epsiode until I read up on it.

Indelibly impressed in my memory because the first time I saw it as a kid I went "Hey! it's the Riddler!"

I am not ashamed to say I rubbed one out to Nichelle in that short skirt as a boy either.

@Captante,

It's funny because it's true. You know "she made you feel kind of funny, like when you used to climb the rope in gym class."