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    Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ has died at 89

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    Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ has died at 89
    By LINDSEY BAHR

    Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood when she played 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 Silver City, New Mexico.

    “Last night, my mother, Nichelle Nichols, succumbed to natural causes and passed away. Her light however, like the ancient galaxies now being seen for the first time, will remain for us and future generations to enjoy, learn from, and draw inspiration,” Johnson wrote on her official Facebook page Sunday. “Hers was a life well lived and as such a model for us all.”

    Her role in the 1966-69 series as Lt. Uhura earned Nichols a lifelong position of honor with the series’ rabid fans, known as Trekkers and Trekkies. It also earned her accolades for breaking stereotypes that had limited Black women to acting roles as servants and included an interracial onscreen kiss with co-star William Shatner that was unheard of at the time.

    She often recalled how the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was a fan of the show and praised her role and personally encouraged her to stay with the series.

    Like other original cast members, Nichols also appeared in six big-screen spinoffs starting in 1979 with “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” and frequented “Star Trek” fan conventions. She also served for many years as a NASA recruiter, helping bring minorities and women into the astronaut corps.

    More recently, she had a recurring role on television’s “Heroes,” playing the great-aunt of a young boy with mystical powers.
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    She was great! Goodbye Nichelle :



    Dead Pool was her last major role:

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    She made me happy in pants.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Terry View Post
    She made me happy in pants.
    Between Star Trek and Gilligan's Island I couldn't stop master bating...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nickdfresh View Post
    Between Star Trek and Gilligan's Island I couldn't stop master bating...
    Yep.

    Lt. Uhura.

    The movie star, Ginger.

    And lest we forget, Lynda Carter and her Wonderful Wonder Woman boobies.

    Because as children back in the 1970s that's what we called them: boobies.

    Julie "Catwoman" Newmar and Yvonne "Batgirl" Craig also made me tingly.

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    I once had an opportunity to have dinner with her, but I declined for reasons I will not get into.

    An unexpected turn of events, to be sure, but I will keep the details close to my vest.

    She was truly awesome.
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