Black greekdom is currently mourning the death of iconic actor and Nichelle Nichols, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. who passed away on Saturday night due to natural causes at the age of 89. Nichols is famous for her role as Lt. Commander Nyota Uhura on Star Trek: The Original Series. As Uhura […]
Star Trek star Nichelle Nichols died at the age of 89 on Saturday in Silver City, New Mexico. Gilbert Bell, Nichols’ talent manager and business partner of 15 years, confirmed the news to Variety. The iconic star played as communications officer Uhura on the original Star Trek sci-fi series in the 1960s. Nichols and her co-star […]
ET looks back on Nichelle Nichol’s groundbreaking performance in ‘Star Trek: The Original Series’ and the impact she’s made today. source Related Posts NCAA Double-A Zone Videos: Minority Coaches Aren't Hired Floyd Keith, executive director of the Black Coaches Association, discusses the lack of minority head football coaches in the college Read more Nas ft […]
Nichelle Nichols, the actress who played Nyota Uhura in Star Trek, is stuck in the middle of a years-long conservatorship battle. The 88-year-old actress suffers from dementia and her son, Kyle Johnson, was led to believe her former manager, Gilbert Bell, would take advantage of her while ill, so in 2018 he filed for a […]