Uhura’s first name until Spock called her “Nyota” in an intimate moment in Star Trek (2009). A storyline in Star Trek 4 with Zoe Saldana’s Uhura as a clandestine femme fatale, working on ...

Zoe Saldaña avoided Star Trek’s original series to craft a unique Uhura, earning Nichelle Nichols’ approval and redefining ...

Nyota Uhura in the original Star Trek series, died on Saturday due to heart failure. Fans, friends, colleagues, and admirers are all paying tribute to the groundbreaking performer, who inspired ...

Star Trek's decision to cast Nichelle Nichols, an African American woman, as major character on the show was an almost unheard-of move in 1968. But for black women all over the country ...