Beer Baron
Beer Baron MegaDork
7/31/22 2:59 p.m.
hobiercr
hobiercr UltraDork
7/31/22 4:03 p.m.

I just saw this on my news feed. She was an amazing woman and her role as Lt. Uhura opened the imagination of so many young women. Godspeed, Nichelle.

Duke
Duke MegaDork
7/31/22 4:37 p.m.

Warp speed, Ms. Nichols, and thank you.

 

vwcorvette (Forum Supporter)
vwcorvette (Forum Supporter) UberDork
7/31/22 4:42 p.m.

crying

NickD
NickD MegaDork
7/31/22 4:57 p.m.

Damn. So how many major members of the original series are left now? Shatner and Takei?

j_tso
j_tso HalfDork
7/31/22 5:45 p.m.

In reply to NickD :

Walter Koenig, everyone forgets Chekov

Kreb (Forum Supporter)
Kreb (Forum Supporter) PowerDork
7/31/22 5:53 p.m.

One of my first crushes. Well, 89 is a pretty good run. RIP.

Noddaz
Noddaz PowerDork
7/31/22 6:05 p.m.

-sigh-

Warp speed indeed.

Streetwiseguy
Streetwiseguy MegaDork
7/31/22 6:11 p.m.

Younger people might not understand how important she was to societal change.  

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
7/31/22 6:15 p.m.

An inspiration for countless women, let alone black women. Godspeed.

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) MegaDork
7/31/22 7:24 p.m.
Streetwiseguy said:

Younger people might not understand how important she was to societal change.  

Indeed.

She also met some of the later series' cast members on set (including a real astronaut, IIRC the first black female astronaut, inspired by Uhura as a child) and they fangirled over her like you probably would believe, she was very supportive.

Tony Sestito
Tony Sestito UltimaDork
7/31/22 9:36 p.m.

As a huge Trek fan, this is a sad day. But it's also a day to celebrate what she meant to not only Trek fans, but society in general. She was an ambassador of the sciences for women and people of color, advocating that societal boundaries that existed at the time were meant to be broken. She was also a big advocate for NASA, which wouldn't be what it is today without her support.

She was really gracious with her fans as well. In one of the Trek groups I'm in, the outpouring of stories and pictures from decades of fan meet & greets, chance meetings, and more are amazing to see. Nichelle Nichols was an incredible lady, and she'll be missed. 

codrus (Forum Supporter)
codrus (Forum Supporter) PowerDork
7/31/22 10:48 p.m.
j_tso said:

In reply to NickD :

Walter Koenig, everyone forgets Chekov

Khan didn't!

 

preach (dudeist priest)
preach (dudeist priest) Dork
8/1/22 1:04 a.m.

In reply to Kreb (Forum Supporter) :

Yup. Kittens died...

stuart in mn
stuart in mn MegaDork
8/1/22 1:27 a.m.

Bill Russell died today too.  Both people did a lot for civil rights.

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
8/1/22 7:37 a.m.

Thank you indeed!

Beer Baron
Beer Baron MegaDork
8/1/22 8:00 a.m.

Just listened to her interview with Neil DeGrasse Tyson on Star Talk. Her stories have me in tears.

Ian F (Forum Supporter)
Ian F (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
8/1/22 4:06 p.m.

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) MegaDork
8/1/22 5:34 p.m.

In reply to Ian F (Forum Supporter) :

Dammit not while i am at work

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH MegaDork
8/1/22 7:19 p.m.

Damn, it hits me hard whenever one of the TOS crew dies, probably because I've been watching the show my whole life...RIP.

Apexcarver
Apexcarver UltimaDork
8/1/22 7:47 p.m.

An amazing lady. sad

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