Nichelle Nichols, who portrayed Uhura on "Star Trek" in a groundbreaking role for Black actresses before going on to help recruit people of color and women for NASA in real life, has died ...

Nichelle Nichols, the actress who played the groundbreaking role of Nyota Uhura on the original Star Trek series, has died at the age of 89. Nichols’ son Kyle Johnson announced his mother’s ...

Actress Nichelle Nichols, one of the most adored and respected members of the "Star Trek" family passed away over the weekend at the age of 89. The news of the "Star Trek" icon's death by natural ...

Nichelle Nichols, who played the communications officer on the Starship Enterprise on “Star Trek” and famously participated in what was thought to be the first interracial kiss on television ...

He previously worked for Complex Magazine in New York City. Nichelle Nichols might have been famous for traveling through space in Star Trek, but she also helped a new generation of astronauts ...

Celestis, Inc., a memorial space flights company, announced Thursday that it will send some of Nichelle Nichols’ ashes to space — a fitting resting place among the stars for the iconic and ...

Hollywood is mourning Nichelle Nichols, the Star Trek actress who died at age 89 on Saturday (July 30). Nichols, whose death by natural causes was confirmed by her son, Kyle Johnson, was best ...

Nichelle Nichols, who broke a major race barrier as the star of the 1960s sci-fi series Star Trek, died July 30 at age 89. Nichols' breakout role came when Roddenberry cast the actress as Lt.

Nichelle Nichols, who died July 30 at the age of 89, serves as an incomparable exception to that notion. Born Dec. 28, 1932, five years after the invention of the TV itself, Nichols was imbued ...

“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 ...

Actress and singer Nichelle Nichols, best known as Star Trek's communications officer Lieutenant Uhura, died Saturday night in Silver City, New Mexico. She was 89 years old. "I regret to inform ...

Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood as communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original “Star Trek” television series, has died at the age of 89. Her son Kyle ...