For years, Star Trek canon has underutilized its female heroines. Strong females have always been part of Starfleet missions ...

So the crew of the Enterprise included Uhura - a black, female communications ... boldly journey to the stars? Star Trek, and in particular Nichelle Nichols’ character, Lieutenant Uhura.

Others include a boxer who battled racism on his way to becoming a champion and a female ... Nyota Uhura, a communications officer aboard the starship Enterprise in “Star Trek,” the original ...

Uhura on the original “Star Trek” television series ... During the show’s third season, Nichols’ character and Shatner’s Capt. James Kirk shared what was described as the first ...