Nichelle Nichols, 1973, aka Lieutenant Uhura. She was one of the first African American female characters on American television not portrayed as a servant.
Nichelle Nichols, 1973, aka Lieutenant Uhura. She was one of the first African American female characters on American television not portrayed as a servant.
Star Trek was pretty intentional on placing minorities in serious leading roles to represent mankind as a whole, which was against the norm.
huron9000 on
Competence, class, and beauty.
BaronSaber on
But Gene never let her have more than a couple lines and only answered the space phone
funkymunkPDX on
I’m 49, she was a goddess to me.
Borg-Man on
MLK called her when she wanted to quit Star Trek, because he saw how much of a role model she was to a _fuckton_ of people. May she rest in the infinite galaxy and go on to inspire more and more people 🖖
NaughtyEdges on
They were all about bringing nations together, if ya know what i mean…
Goldenrupee on
Also one half of the first American on-screen interracial kiss.
nychearts812 on
She was stunning 😍
pixiiebooty on
Who shaped the future twice: first by showing us a universe of equality on Star Trek, and then by helping NASA build it here on Earth. A true legend
PowerFlirt on
Star Trek was a DesiLou Production (Desi Arnez and Lucille Ball)
They were all about bringing nations together, if ya know what i mean…
UmpireDear5415 on
always had a crush on her!❤️
Drawer_Extension on
👍🏾❤️😍💪🏾✊🏾
CreativeAdeptness477 on
Well to be fair she served Starfleet
Just-Introduction912 on
Stunning and talented !
Disastrous-Metal-228 on
Interesting that a female made the break out for coloured actors to have real parts.
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Star Trek was pretty intentional on placing minorities in serious leading roles to represent mankind as a whole, which was against the norm.
Competence, class, and beauty.
But Gene never let her have more than a couple lines and only answered the space phone
I’m 49, she was a goddess to me.
MLK called her when she wanted to quit Star Trek, because he saw how much of a role model she was to a _fuckton_ of people. May she rest in the infinite galaxy and go on to inspire more and more people 🖖
They were all about bringing nations together, if ya know what i mean…
Also one half of the first American on-screen interracial kiss.
She was stunning 😍
Who shaped the future twice: first by showing us a universe of equality on Star Trek, and then by helping NASA build it here on Earth. A true legend
Star Trek was a DesiLou Production (Desi Arnez and Lucille Ball)
They were all about bringing nations together, if ya know what i mean…
always had a crush on her!❤️
👍🏾❤️😍💪🏾✊🏾
Well to be fair she served Starfleet
Stunning and talented !
Interesting that a female made the break out for coloured actors to have real parts.
First interracial kiss on screen I believe.