Nichelle Nichols, groundbreaking Star Trek actress, is dead at 89 - Sydney Morning Herald

Nichelle Nichols, who inspired a generation as a pioneering black actress on TV show Star Trek, has died at 89.

Despite concerns, the episode aired without blowback. In fact, it got the most fan mail that Paramount had ever gotten on Star Trek for one episode, Nichols said in a 2010 interview with the Archive … [+5317 chars]

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