Nichelle Nichols became a television icon through her role as Lieutenant Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ one of the first Black women ...

The EGOT winner credited Nichols, the “Star Trek” actress, for being the first Black person she saw who “made it to the future.” The passing of television pioneer Nichelle Nichols continues to ...

The Nichelle Nichols Space Camp will launch for teen girls in January in Huntsville, Ala. Kate Hogan was Director of Digital Specials and Features at PEOPLE. She started at PEOPLE in 2008, leaving in ...

Before her passing in 2022, Nichelle Nichols had been an advocate and spokesperson for NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). Starting in 1977, NASA hired Nichols to help promote a ...

Nichelle Nichols, the groundbreaking actor who played Lieutenant Nyota Uhura on the original “Star Trek” series, has died. She was 89. Nichols’ death was confirmed on Sunday by her son, Kyle Johnson, ...

A special space camp named after the late Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols will welcome teenage girls to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville this January. The Nichelle Nichols Foundation ...

LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 05: Nichelle Nichols and son Kyle Johnson attend Day 3 of the 2021 Los Angeles Comic Con held at Los Angeles Convention Center on December 5, 2021 in Los Angeles, California ...

A new space camp for teen girls is set to open in January, named for the late Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols The camp, a product of the actress's namesake foundation, aims to bring science and ...