lieutenant uhura was the starship enterprise's communications officer.f some of the limitations of the role. mr spock, sometimes i think if i hear that word "frequency" once more, i'll cry. nichelle nichols' background was in musical theatre — a talent the show occasionally exploited. # 0h, on the starship enterprise. her character on star trek was ground—breaking in many ways. the show broadcast one of television's first interracial kisses. mr spock, i haven't done anything like this in years. but perhaps more significant was seeing notjust a woman, but a black woman playing such a prominent role. i can think of no—one better equipped to handle it, miss uhura. indeed, when she was considering leaving the show, she was persuaded to stay... i'm afraid i changed my mind. ..after being introduced to martin luther king. when i told him i was leaving the show, he said, "how can you leave? there is a door open here that you cannot allow to close because you have the first non—stereotypical role in television, and the world is looking." hi, i'm nichelle nichols

. # 0h, on the starship enterprise. her character on star trek was ground—breaking in many ways. show broadcast one of television's first interracial kisses. mr spock, i haven't done anything like this in years. but perhaps more significant was seeing notjust a woman, but a black woman playing such a prominent role. i can think of no—one better equipped to handle it, miss uhura. indeed, when she was considering leaving the show, she was persuaded to stay... i'm afraid i changed my mind. ..after being introduced to martin luther king. when i told him i was leaving the show, he said, "how can you leave? there is a door open here that you cannot allow to close because you have the first non—stereotypical role in television, and the world is looking." hi, i'm nichelle nichols, but i still feel a little bit like lieutenant uhura on the starship enterprise. even after star trek, she continued to inspire subsequent generations, taking part in several nasa initiatives to encourage women and people from ethnic minorities to join the space programme. for her, it was a lifelong mission. wha

lieutenant uhura was the starship enterprise's communications officer.the limitations of the role. mr spock, sometimes i think if i hear that word "frequency" once more, i'll cry. nichelle nichols�* background was in musical theatre — a talent the show occasionally exploited. # 0h, on the starship enterprise. her character on star trek was ground—breaking in many ways. the show broadcast one of television's first interracial kisses. mr spock, i haven't done anything like this in years. but perhaps more significant was seeing notjust a woman, but a black woman playing such a prominent role. i can think of no—one better equipped to handle it, miss uhura. indeed, when she was considering leaving the show, she was persuaded to stay... i'm afraid i changed my mind. ..after being introduced to martin luther king. when i told him i was leaving the show, he said, "how can you leave? there is a door open here that you cannot allow to close because you have the first non—stereotypical role in television, and the world is looking."