The first Black woman in space was inspired to chase her dreams because she saw Uhura do it first on "Star Trek," and she also helped pave the way for other Black women in the franchise like ...

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds understood that it needed to provide a backstory for Uhura's engineering skills. Additionally, making Hemmer her mentor was a stroke of genius. Their scenes together—him ...

“There aren’t enough girls in Star Trek,” he said, noting that Zoe Saldana, who plays classic Trek character Uhura, “has a lot on her shoulders, so we wanted to increase that.” ...

Nichelle Nichols made history as one of the first black women featured in a popular TV series with her role as Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek. Sadly, she went on to face a personal tragedy related ...

While mourning the death of Nichols — who died of natural causes at age 89 on Sunday — Takei shared a heartfelt tribute on Facebook in honor of the actress ... Uhura on Star Trek," and ...