'To Boldy Go': The Nichelle Nichols Foundation Continues Actress' Legacy of Inspiration universetoday storybywill
series, Nichols was one of the first Black women featured in a major network television show. As an officer and member of the bridge crew, Nichols helped portray a future consistent with the dream of the Civil Rights era, where people from all walks of life were treated as equals. But as many fans know, Nichols very nearly left the show to pursue other roles, but stayed after she learned how important her presence on the show was to so many people.
During their conversation, which has become legendary, Nichols told Dr. King that she planned to leave the show. As Nichols would later recount, Dr. King convinced her to stay because of how much he and his family admired her work. According to King, she was a role model to Black children and young women across the country, and her portrayal of Lt. Uhura also influenced White children to view Black people and women as equals.
“The legacy of Nichelle is ‘if they can see it, they can be it.’ Being a woman of color on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s was an ‘ah-ha’ moment for so many young people of color. So many of those young people grew up to be astronauts, engineers, scientists, etc. Our board of advisors is made up entirely of Star Trek fans, who are an example of why representation matters on TV and in the movies.
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