![]() Really, any steps other than the status quo of white dude is the star and everybody else follows or helps to tell his story, would be a nice change. Given a choice between seeing a high profile Desi character and a black female character, I’d rather see the Desi… I mean it’s nice to see black female representation and lord knows we could definitely use far more, but sometimes we forget comparatively we got it pretty good compared to other ethnicities. This may have been the first time those races were represented in such a fashion. ![]() There was a Sikh officer, many Asians (who didn’t do chop suey) and Indian officers. That is a relatively forgotten legacy of the original series. Nichelle Nichols at the Pioneers of Television photocall at the 92nd Street Y on Januin New York I’d rather see other races get some shine on Trek that don’t get represented as much, if at all in the media. Nichelle Nichols at the Pioneers of Television photocall at the 92nd Street Y on Januin New York CityĪngie Dickinson and Nichelle Nichols at the Pioneers of Television photocall at the 92nd Street Y on Januin New York City Here are some red carpet photos from the event:Īctors Angie Dickinson, Nichelle Nichols, Stefanie Powers and Linda Evans attend the Pioneers of Television photocall at the 92nd Street Y on Januin New York City Y in New York, along with her fellow honorees Angie Dickinson, Linda Evans, and Stefanie Powers. I made him Uhura’s mentor.įinally last night Nichelle appeared at a Pioneer Women of Television event at the 92nd St. They were ambassadors and one was a scientist, so I had this to live up to as well as the expectations of Spock. I created my background, where she came from, my parents. How much input did you have in creating Uhura? I said, why don’t you do an alliteration of the name Uhuru and soften the N and make it Uhura? He said you are Uhura and that belongs to you. Gene said he really liked the name of that book and wanted to use the title as a first name. I walked in to the interview with this magnificent treatise on Africa by Ruark called Uhuru, which is Swahili for Freedom. I understand that the Uhura character didn’t even exist before you were hired. ![]() Nichols also appeared today on the NPR radio show Tell Me More, going into more detail about her interactions with Martin Luther King.Īnd in one more interview with the Wall Street Journal, Nichols talks more about her career and MLK, and about the creation of the character of Uhura, here is an excerpt: King back in the 1960s.ĬLICK TO SEE VIDEO Nichelle discussed being cast in Star Trek and meeting Dr. This morning Nichelle Nichols was a guest today on The View on ABC, both to promote Pioneers of Television, and in honor of Martin King. Here is an interview she did last Thursday with MyFoxLA. Nichols has been doing the rounds of media to promote the episode, and also to talk about Martin Luther King (just in time for Martin Luther King day). On Tuesday the Nichelle Nichols will appear in the PBS series Pioneers of Television in an an episode about science fiction. Nichols on Star Trek, MLK and Pioneers of Television We have compiled video, audio and photos of Nichols’ recent appearances below. King, and to promote tomorrow nights airing of Pioneers of Television on PBS. Today is Martin Luther King Day and Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek’s original Uhura, has been doing a round of media interviews to talk about her famous interactions with Dr.
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