Growing up in the 80's, my first introduction to Star Trek was the Original Series movies, starting with "Star Trek: The Motion Picture". I guess that really could be considered the late, late 70's, but I digress. One of my fondest memories, from that time, was seeing Nichelle Nichols for the first time as Lt. Uhura. She was one of the very first women I'd seen in any kind of authoritative role other than my mother. From then on out, Nichelle & Uhura have been an influence on my life and how I see and perceive women & the world. Interestingly enough, Nichelle saw Star Trek as a way to further her career on Broadway. She had no idea of the ride she was in for, or how she would help shape the 20th century and beyond.

In an interview with Desertnews.com, Nichelle recalls her early days in Trek and how she thought the show would be a "nice adjunct to my résumé."

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At the recent Comic-con in Anaheim, Nichelle Nichols talked about the first meeting with her Star Trek XI Counterpart Zoe Saldana. On the set of J.J. Abrams's "Star Trek", Saldana was not scheduled for the day when Nichelle was invited to visit, so J.J. called Zoe back for the chance meeting.

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Okay, so, I'm not sure how we missed this, but there's a huge Comic Con in Anaheim, CA. set for April 16th - 18th with a virtual galaxy class starship full of Star Trek stars.  The convention is to be held at the Anaheim Convention Center and has over 150 guests planned for the event.   Let's just put it this way, William Shatner, Nichelle Nichols, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Cirroc Lofton, Garrett Wang, and TONY TODD are going to be on hand.  Why is Tony Todd in all caps?  'Cause it's flippin' Kurn man!  If we still lived in So Cal, we'd be all up in that con for sure.

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Our favorite communications officer Lt. Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) is set to receive the Gordon Parks Choice of Weapons Award Oct. 9 at the sixth annual Gordon Parks Celebration of Culture and Diversity at Fort Scott Community College.

The Gordon Parks Celebration, a component of the Gordon Parks Museum/Center, was created in 2004 to honor Parks, a Fort Scott native and noted photographer, writer, musician and filmmaker.


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As reported by Tubefilter News, Nichelle Nichols is set to star in the web-exclusinve sci-fi musical 'The Cabonauts'.

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In a recent article on Examiner.com, writer Gail Shivel explorers Uhura as an inspirational figure for women.  On an interesting note, in the 70's and 80's Nichelle Nichols was employed by NASA as a recruiter.

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As reported by stltoday.com, Zoe Saldana was concerned about playing Nyota Uhura and the history surrounding the charater.  That is, until she talked to Nichelle Nichols.

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