Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ dies at 89 The Robbins native’s role on the 1966-69 NBC series earned her accolades for breaking stereotypes. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 31, 2022
Nichelle Nichols, who played Lt Uhura in original Star Trek, dies aged 89 Actor achieved worldwide fame and broke ground for Black women while playing Nyota Uhura in the original TV hit The Guardian - US · Jul 31, 2022
How the latest ‘Star Trek’ spinoff resurrects the Buck Rogers brio of the original With “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” premiering Thursday on Paramount+, the franchise goes once again into the past, with a series you can consider, in quantum fashion, both as a spinoff from “Star Trek: Discovery” and a belated order for the original series’ rejected pre-Shatner pilot, “The Cage,” which starred… Los Angeles Times · May 4, 2022
Samuel E. Nichols Jr., who gave up an Art Institute scholarship to help his family, dead at 93 But he never gave up art, even while working for the post office. His sister Nichelle Nichols, famed as Lt. Uhura on “Star Trek,” called him “one of the finest artists” she ever saw. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 29, 2022
Star Trek's new Uhura reveals how Zoe Saldaña inspired their 'Strange New Worlds' character Star Trek's third Uhura, Celia Rose Gooding, explains that Zoe Saldaña was their first Uhura. Plus, how they honor both Nichelle Nichols and Saldaña in their new 'Strange New Worlds' role. Inverse · Apr 21, 2022
'Strange New Worlds' is finally fixing the most neglected character in Star Trek canon Uhura was a talented linguist, but 'Star Trek: The Original Series' didn't do a great job of showing that. Now, with 'Strange New Worlds,' all of that is changing. Inverse · Mar 29, 2022