Actress Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek's trailblazing Uhura, dies at 89

Nichols, whose fans included Martin Luther King Jr. and a young Barack Obama, "succumbed to natural causes and passed away" on Saturday night, her son, Kyle Johnson, wrote on Facebook.

Actor Nichelle Nichols, who played the character Uhura in the original "Star Trek" TV series, poses at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, Calfiornia August 5, 2012.

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ByREUTERS

AUGUST 1, 2022 07:52

Updated: AUGUST 1, 2022 14:59

Actress Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek's trailblazing Uhura, dies at 89

Nichols, whose fans included Martin Luther King Jr. and a young Barack Obama, "succumbed to natural causes and passed away" on Saturday night, her son, Kyle Johnson, wrote on Facebook.

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Actress Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek's trailblazing Uhura, dies at 89

Nichols, whose fans included Martin Luther King Jr. and a young Barack Obama, "succumbed to natural causes and passed away" on Saturday night, her son, Kyle Johnson, wrote on Facebook.

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