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Nichelle Nichols, whose portrayal of starship communications officer Lieutenant Uhura in the 1960s sci-fi TV series Star Trek and subsequent movies broke color barriers and helped redefine roles for Black actors, has died at age 89, her family said.Nichols, whose fans included Martin Luther King Jr. and a young Barack Obama, succ <a href=https://www.stanleycups.com.mx>stanley cup</a> umbed to natural causes and passed away on Saturday night, her son, Kyle Johnson, wrote on Facebook. Her light however, like the ancient galaxies now being seen for the first time, will remain for us and future generations to enjoy, learn from and draw inspiration, Johnson wrote.The series, which became a pop culture phenomenon, shattered stereotypes common on U.S. television at the time by casting Black and minority actors in high-profile roles on the show.In 1968 she and Star Trek star William Shatner broke a cultural barrier when they engaged in U.S. televisions first interracial kiss.She had planned to quit Star Trek after one season, but King, the 1960s civil rights leader, convinced her to stay because it was so revolutionary to have a Black woman playing an important senior crew member at a time when Black people were fighting for equality in American society.Nichols also helped break color barriers at NASA, whose leaders were Star Trek fans. After she criticized the space agency for faili <a href=https://www.cups-stanley.us>stanley us</a> ng to pick <a href=https://www.stanley-cups.fr>stanley fr</a> qualified women and minorities as astronauts, it hired Nichols in the 1970s to help in recruiting.Her efforts helped attract, among othe Lted Johnson plans lavish wedding party at Chequers residence -report
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