Lt. Uhura of ‘Star Trek’ took Black actresses where none had gone before Nichelle Nichols as Lt. Uhura in the “Star Trek” episode, “Journey to Babel.” Season 2, Episode 10, originally ...

The pioneering Black actress Nichelle Nichols, who played Lt. Uhura on “Star Trek,” has died at the age of 89. Nichols was one of the first Black women to have a leading role on television.

Nichelle Nichols, who portrayed communications officer Uhura on the original “Star Trek” series, died Saturday night in Silver City, N.M. She was 89 years old. Nichols’ death was confirmed ...

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will stream exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Latin America. In Canada, it will air on Bell Media’s CTV Sci-Fi Channel and stream on Crave.