Drunk History - Nichelle Nichols Lives Boldly

When actress Nichelle Nichols wanted to quit playing Lieutenant Uhura on "Star Trek," real-life Trekkie Martin Luther King Jr. convinced her otherwise.
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[@achanwahn]

Lololol. "No, I'm, like, Martin Luther King. I have no chill." Excellent.

[@williamfeaster1179]

achanwahn exactly. Best line

[@anthonyellis4915]

😂 lol!

[@tvtitlechampion3238]

That's probably correct: Dr. King was an intense dude.

[@akilahedwards5478]

My favorite line

[@leanintoit2277]

@WinstonS84 he defo stressed the importance of NOW and not later or eventually. Integration NOW. That's not what I'd call chill. Non-violent, but not chill.

[@PlantagenetRose]

HE CROSSED HIS FRICKIN’ EYES! LEGENDARY!

[@jaygolden7408]

Power move tbh

[@connieh1736]

I have so much more respect for this man!!!!

[@elissamarcus]

Big Kirk Energy

[@justinprem4053]

Fucken Shatner.... for the win!

[@e.hhampsen4508]

I thought he was mocking her? im confused.

[@kaam..]

"No I'm Martin Luther King I have no chill" *I'm dead*

[@yseson_]

Kaiya 。。ded😂

[@beemel5734]

Damn, wish i could give this comment 45 likes. can't though.

[@DeathnoteBB]

I had to pause the fucking video because it was too hilarious

[@davemarx7856]

MLK=No Chill

[@John_McDonnell]

Also Dr. King was played by Urkel. That was Steve fucking Urkel.

[@dragonsblood23]

Rest in Peace to the legendary Nichelle Nichols I was lucky to see her at comic con a few years back and she was absolutely wonderful

[@sealyoness]

❣I wish I'd been there; I so admired her! It was a small consolation that at a 1999 honor society convention in Anaheim, our guests speakers were LaVar Burton and Barbara Billingsley. I loved Reading Rainbow, and OF COURSE, STNG. He had a hefty resume, but Uhura had my attention long before.❣

[@SuperOmnicronsj44]

"Hailing frequencies open." Irony was that she was in the pilot "The Lieutenant" which featured future Star Trek guest Gary Lockwood and Don Marshall (Boma from the shuttlecraft episode vs. some giant creature) - Nichelle was a great singer (discovered by Duke Ellington) and planned on doing musicals ..and MLK was like 'You cant leave the show"

[@athenamuldrow1664]

I watched a couple interviews of her and she just seems like a delight to be around! I wish I had gotten the chance to see her while she was still around

[@BigRaffa17]

learning that MLK was a trekkie is just the greatest.

[@maddumass]

BigRaffa17 nichelle wasnt bad to look at and I am thinking was his primary motivation for asking to stay on the show. Thank you MLK.

[@professorhistoire5349]

Frank Kepler what? That is clearly not the reason.

[@debbiewaters3087]

yessss I thought that was a totally cool factoid!!

[@MalenkyGoblin]

Well there was only like 3 or 4 channels back then on TV so if a TV show was popular that meant everyone with a TV watched it.

[@terrymac9570]

MalenkyGoblin 3 channels BBC1 BBC2 & ITV. in 1969

[@sleepingkirby]

Oh no, she left out my favorite part. >.< It turns out MLK jr. served in the military and knew the naval chain of command on which Star Trek was based off of. He explained to Nichelle that not only was she the only black person on television at the time that wasn't a servant, she was 3rd in command. If the Captain and Commander had died or been incapacitated, she's the captain of the ship.

[@harrietmcpherson8395]

I thought it was Scotty that would take over of something happened to Spock and Kirke?

[@LFire12]

4th. After Kirk, there were 2 Commanders with Spock & Scotty.

[@SewardWriter]

@@LFire12 *shoots sedative darts at Kirk, Spock, and Scotty* Oh, no, what do we do now? Oh, no. (Get in there and captain that bitch, lady.)

[@tanisha.r.thomas]

True that!!!

[@Njorl]

@@harrietmcpherson8395 Kirk > Spock > Scotty > Sulu > Uhura However, it was sometimes the case that Scotty was stuck in engineering preventing the toilets from backing up into the warp drive, so Sulu had the bridge even when Scotty was on board.

[@belias360]

Raven and Urkel are in this? LOL! And I knew about the MLK thing already but I didn't know she recruited people into NASA herself. What a frigging boss queen XD

[@supersyncspaz7]

This is my childhood! Grew up watching them both on TGIF.

[@tanisha.r.thomas]

They wouldn't want us knowing our power....

[@essentialoilqueen6345]

I guess I was lost because I didn't know about MLK being a Trekke or Nichols recruiting. It's a shame I have to get my history from someone who is not sober. 😏

[@Rhythmicons]

There is no Jaleel. It was always Urkel.

[@elissamarcus]

Omg what? He's actually hot! I feel so conflicted, lol

[@nichelle4867]

My parents named me after Nichelle. I love this video, and the history I've learned about her so far!! I'm so proud to be named after such an incredible, strong, and amazing woman!

[@TheRAYviewYT]

May you live long, and prosper as your namesake did 🖖

[@dragoninthewest1]

I wish peace and long life 🖖

[@mypal1990]

Raven symone pulling clutch on that performance.

[@aarons_picks3783]

Emmanuel Alejandro oh my gosh. #Flawless

[@liquidpersuasion]

it was so raven

[@Katatta93]

2:10 Especially, I got mad "Oh Snap" vibes lol

[@blairbutler4940]

Holy shit so it is

[@emmaduncan2991]

not to mention t.v.'s "Urkel" as Dr. King! chalk up another winner for the drunk history kids!

[@LiveEvilProductions0]

This is literally the first thing that popped in my head when I heard of Nichelle's passing. RIP you space queen.

[@jv-lk7bc]

Nichelle Nichols will always be the queen of space.

[@alarcon99]

I knew the rest but did not know that Nichelle Nichols recruited Sally Ride, Colonel Bluford, and Ms. Mae Jemison! Mind Blown! Thanks Comedy Central :)

[@phoenixnyc]

Did you know that Jemison guest starred on an episode of Next Generation? Talk about coming full circle!

[@teto85]

That's Dr Mae Jemison, MD.

[@Fakan]

Same. So cool to learn that.

[@spookystela4661]

I never knew Shatner pulled that cross eyed bit, that’s pretty cool.

[@thehopeofeden597]

It's worth noting Nichelle Nichols hated Shatner, the kiss was originally supposed to be with Spock not Kirk, and the Mae Jameson's first words upon leaving the atmosphere were "Hailing frequencies open Captain" just like Uhura on the show. She also inspired Whoopi Goldberg to start acting.

[@grahamkristensen9301]

EVERYONE on the set of Star Trek hated Shatner.

[@Windress]

Good notes! Also worth nothing that this video really glosses over, is the rampant racism that Nichelle was facing on a daily basis from both the network and the producers on the show. Gene wanted her there, but the network did everything in their power to reduce her presence, keep as contract, and pay her less than she deserved. When her contract was up, she wasn't just leaving Star Trek because she "wanted to pursue broadway," she was also leaving because it was crushingly unpleasant to work there.

[@soapygirl83]

Whoopi Goldberg claim that when she saw Nichols on TV she ran screaming for her mom saying "There's a black woman on television and she's not playing a maid"

[@GeneralBulldog54]

So Kelvin timeline fixed that, fascinating.

[@GeneralBulldog54]

lilahtov Also I had no reference to Trek starting out except TNG. The big draws for me were Goldberg who I watched in Color Purple and Comic Relief along with Burton whom at that point I'd only known as the host of Reading Rainbow. What cemented me was the behind the scenes episode they did with TNG on RR. For Nichols, it wasn't until the movies that I had any reference to the TOS crew and had no idea of her impact on the show until much much later.

[@7supergirl]

Raven KILLED this, absolutely amazing and Ashley Nicole Black was hilarious. What an interesting story!!! I LOVE drunk history, its one of my favorite shows.

[@VickiiHowell]

Had to come here after the real Lt. Uhura passed today. Rest Well with the Ancestors among the stars, where you deserve to be, Queen Nichelle Nichols. Your role and your love of space meant so much to so many people, including me.

[@xbadnbouzyx]

Saddens to hear of her passing. Thank you Nichelle for being a trailblazer and inspiring so many. Rest in power, or maybe I should say: live long and prosper

[@NWednesdayQuansah]

This is what I needed from Black History Month.

[@toolguyslayer1]

Hey how are you doing I clicked on your icon and I saw that you like DC Comics and I find that very interesting I am a BS psychologist and not many girls like Comic Book Heroes either that or they have something else on their mind at the time LOL and I couldn't figure out why they wouldn't besides that LOL but it has color feels like that it has storyline girls like that it has relationship in the story live girls definitely like that LOL so if you don't mind I would like to pick your mind a little bit what made you like comics and if you have female relatives or friends that like it what made them like it if that's not too much also most guys imagine having the same power is as their superheroes or villains is that why you like She Hulk thank you for your time get back ASAP

[@tanisha.r.thomas]

Every month

[@TNDCBaby]

@@toolguyslayer1 Not very many girls? You have no tbeen paying attention to the fans going to all of the ___Cons that have popped up lately. That is one hell of a long sentence. LOL

[@alisterfolson]

Feb 2021: True

[@TheStarTrekApologist]

You forgot about the little girl who was watching and freaked out about a black woman being on TV and not being a servant. She would grow up to be Whoopi Goldberg.

[@1324Potato]

TheStarTrekApologist Channel and she became one of the best characters on star trek the next generation

[@MauiSponge]

i really really really hope they include this info in the full episode!

[@TheStarTrekApologist]

yep, I just wish they had brought that up. I have to give my hats off to Goldburg, she usually plays someone out of the hood. She did a great job of being a wise woman.

[@dinkerz]

It's not really relevant to the story as it's being told. They only have 6ish minutes to tell *one* cohesive story. There is obviously a lot they're missing.

[@TheStarTrekApologist]

The story had to do with how Star Trek was a source of empowerment for black people. They should not ignore how it empowered Ms Goldberg. It also backs up Mr. King's point of how important Uhura was.

[@elainemarie9470]

In 2011, I had the honor of attending a women's business owners conference where Ms. Nichols was a presenter. Radiantly gorgeous, well-spoken, and inspirational. Thank you Rev. Dr. Martian Luther King Jr. for encouraging Nichelle. I am Native American, who was saddened as a child to watch Star Trek and see no indigenous peoples surviving into the future. Role models make a difference.

[@lynnmunter2223]

No idea when you grew up, but Chakotay from ST: Voyager was my favorite character period as a white teen in the late 90s.

[@elainemarie9470]

Lynn Munter That's cool, I'll have to look it up. Since it's debatable that I ever grew up (lol), I watched Star Trek in the 1960s & 70s. And many re-runs. It never gets old. OMG, I just saw my misspelling of MLK, I turned him into a Martian (!). Seems fitting, eh? I think I'll leave it.

[@JuriAmari]

Lynn Munter There’s also an entire Native American planet on TNG. Representation matters big time! We need more representation across the board!

[@liraziyad5806]

I am UTE and although he did not represent us back then, I understand why... He crossed the boundaries with a Black and Asian person on the set... The show might not had made it with anymore non-white skin... But in later series Deep Space Nine Chicote was one sexy as hell man who represented all tribes!

[@matrig6]

S03 E03 of the original series has Kirk get married to (and lose a baby with) a Native American woman, Miramanee, on an all-Native American planet. I'm not sure about the one supposedly in TNG that's mentioned in another reply below here -- maybe they meant "TOS." Miramanee seems like the only woman Kirk ever really loves in the original series. I don't think they actually hired a Native actress, though, which is a shame.

[@djinnisequoia]

The producers expected a lot of hate mail behind the kiss; but actually it was overwhelmingly positive. BTW thank you so much for this episode! One of my favorite stories(es)

[@phoenixnyc]

Yeah, they got two whole letters against it, and one of them even said, "I believe in the separation of the races, but when a red-blooded man like Captain Kirk gets a beautiful gal like Lieutenant Uhura in his arms, he ain't gonna hold back!"

[@gamersofanarchy5494]

RIP :,( thanks for being so bold

[@a.t.c.3862]

Absolutely unforgettable in Star Trek. I grew up admiring and having a crush on her - being young I had not learnt to be afraid of people whose skin colour was different to mine - and thanks in part to Lt. Uhura - I never have. Sail the stars and explore the unkown dimensions of the Universe you beautiful, elegant lady. Rest in peace Nichelle.

[@Globalman43]

Excellent episode. Even Ms. Nichols herself loved the episode. RIP Nichelle Nichols.

[@crithon]

I now live in a world where Jaleel White plays as "MLK" and says "I have no chill."

[@logancox6548]

What a time to be alive.

[@lola_incarnate]

Wait that was Urkel?

[@kevincolbertjr.6844]

Have you seen him be Muhammed Ali? It's on Netflix. Historical Roasts. He killed it!!

[@reppinseattle7974]

He also plays Bass Reeves, same show.

[@omarcogle1965]

You know what's interesting? Jaleel White has voice a young Martin Luther King in an animated feature called "My Friend Martin."

[@tori2dles]

I’m not sure which I love more: • That Raven Symone played Nichele Nichols - OR - • That Urkel played MLK, Jr. 😁

[@alisterfolson]

"Why not both?"

[@ademirsegura6307]

“Did I do that”

[@0jellies0]

Star Trek changed the world 🖖🏽

[@starburst2448]

watercolorporpoise - Preach!

[@marlonc56]

Truthfully🖖🏾

[@tumsfestival8027]

Also they named the real space shuttle enterprise after Star Trek

[@SithCats]

Star Trek changed the world many times and in many ways.

[@phoenixnyc]

Unfortunately, the world keeps trying to change back.....

[@timbishop2438]

"Bring in the nerd"

[@jacobkemezys3453]

Tim Bishop And then Urkel pops up portraying MLK!

[@quietstorm7684]

😶

[@jayfarley6665]

I'm just picturing the lady from austin powers that screams " bring in the meteor!"

[@timbishop2438]

I completely forgot that I posted this and no idea had it had this many likes...

[@PogieJoe]

I've been on the crew of a Nichelle Nichols documentary for four months now and this is awesome to see. 😋

[@stephengnb]

Is the documentary you're working on public yet?

[@sherellgentry6875]

Can we please get an update on the documentary

[@amandamartinez9497]

just found out Nichelle passed away :( she was such an icon and a huge inspiration to many! R.I.P QUEEN NICHELLE NICHOLS

[@outtagoodnamesdangit]

Rest in Peace Ms. Nichols. Lt. Uhura, our guide to the stars.

[@cloudwatcher608]

Rest In Peace Nichelle Nichols. This one hit me harder than I thought it would. She sacrificed her dreams to trailblaze for racial equality and she has rightly secured her place in history for it

[@SuperOmnicronsj44]

Her dream of being in a musical or touring instead of doing 3 or 4 films DECADES later and having thousands of fans including NASA participants.?? I think she made the right decision.

[@cloudwatcher608]

@@SuperOmnicronsj44 You have to remember that while Star Trek had a cult following while it was airing it was by no means a commercial success. The show got cancelled and the movies got made mainly as Paramounts attempt to capitalize on the success of Star Wars, and then it grew from there. She stayed on the show to do her part for civil rights, which she even admitted multiple times to being angry about in a “why me?” way. I still think her sacrifice is admirable.

[@cici4389]

That wig is intense

[@greenytaddict]

lol

[@lenevee4925]

🤣🤣🤣

[@myboyz9391]

Lol yes

[@kingsmokes4437]

I think trying the shocker on you would be intense.. 🖖🤟💦

[@girl6girl6]

Rest in peace Nichelle, you are my name sake I love you!!!

[@serena3841]

Rest In peace Nichelle Nichols, you boldly went where no one has gone before...

[@sealyoness]

Certainly very few women, and none black! It was grand.

[@nhogan84]

Getting more underrepresented minorities into STEM? That's so Raven.

[@starsintherain2000]

Trying to restrain myself from hollering at work lol

[@godiraonasetlhabi7992]

Underrated comment😂😂it should be pinned!

[@MalcolmGee08]

The award for best comment goes to...... Nicholas Hogan! 🏆

[@GwendolynnBY]

Nichelle Nichols is so amazing (also Mae Jemison guest starred on Star Trek TNG, so go real black lady astronauts also playing pretend black lady astronauts)

[@marcielee13]

GwendolynnBY Thank u! I remember reading the actor credits at the start of that episode and was excited to see her name!! She was the officer at the transporter. It's neat that NN met her early on and helped inspire her path towards science. Love both these ladies!

[@Serai3]

"I'm Martin Luther King. I have no chill." BEST line in the whole series.

[@lemonielala3080]

Ashley keeping it together amazingly while drunk! Respeeect!

[@roguishpaladin]

Ahem..."Star Wars". This was an awesome video, though.

[@SithCats]

She did flub by saying Star Wars once, but compared to most people on Drunk History she was way less impaired. For awhile I was like "WTF, I thought this was Drunk History, but she's not drunk!"

[@xyntrk]

RIP Nichelle, you were one of a kind.

[@rockaholictom]

That is unquestionably Raven!

[@ryneckert]

rockaholictom Yep! That’s her ;)

[@beemel5734]

That's SO Raven. *epic side-eye*

[@ingibingi2000]

And urkel

[@Fuchsia_tude]

^^^^ ah I thought he looked familiar

[@bea4156]

She will be missed; thank you so much for this wonderful story 💔💔🖖🖖

[@no_one_of_that_name_here]

Awesome! Best one ever. Lieutenant Uhura rules the universe.

[@AcappellaGamer]

"She literally integrated space" omg I'm crying! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@wehaveapiperdoone]

I teared up watching this. What a hero and an amazing woman. True goals.

[@leovalverde1508]

RIP Mrs. Nichols July 30, 2022. Mrs. Nichols epitomized the Trek concept of IDIC (Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combination). She was class. She was grace. 🖖

[@BlairMountainNetwork]

Well said 👏🏽 & so true. She was an inspiration to so many & definitely a trailblazer!

[@tenkenroo]

“ no I’m Martin Luther king I have no chill” damn straight lol

[@MichaelJONeill333]

I love Raven Simone, her facial expressions are THE best.

[@marycarla6245]

She's a pretty articulate drunk.

[@constancegomez351]

She not drunk

[@benw9949]

Note: While the video is having a little fun poking fun at things, This is more or less how the story goes. But there are interviews with Nichelle Nichols and written accounts in books about Trek, saying how things really happened. Gene wasn't perfect, but he was forward-thinking enough to include a black woman on the bridge with an Asian man, a Russian, a Southern white man, and so on. Ms. Nichols really did think about quitting, really did hear from Dr. King, who urged her to stay for those reasons, and she really did stay for the 2nd and 3rd seasons, to play a black woman officer on a starship bridge, sometimes doing much more than just opening those dang hailing frequencies. That she could be a beautiful woman and be an officer, that she could be black and serving as an equal alongside the white folks and others, was indeed a big deal. So was that first interracial kiss. Star Trek was diverse and equal-rights long before that was popular on TV or in real life. And without Star Trek doing it, who knows when we would've gotten that. It inspired and taught a whole generation or more, of black and brown and Asian and white kids, who grew up a little more OK with themselves and people who looked and sounded a little different. -- Nichelle Nichols rocks. So did Gene and the others, and they still do, those who are still around. We're lucky we've got 'em. No, they're not perfect, but they are pretty good or great.

[@hhale]

As much as people like to gossip about what a dick Bill Shatner was, the reality is that he's the reason there was an interracial kiss on Star Trek. Listen to the story as told by Nichols kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZmufJ59nap3pbc

[@StillJustDreaming]

@@hhale Great video - thanks for posting the link

[@TMYPiscesSunandMoonRising5548]

Black women have to do everythingggg 🙄🙄🤣🤣💯💯🥰🥰

[@RubiksMoon]

RIP Nichelle Nichols, u were a true gem

[@Dhrrhee3e11a76]

RIP Nichelle you legend. We miss you.

[@nikkiclark8123]

I need a t-shirt that says, "I'm Martin Luther King; I have no chill."

[@noahpartic7586]

1 better: "I'm Martin Luther King Jr. I'm a Trekkie with no chill"😄.

[@Mahlercougar]

Seriously!

[@Danimal1577]

Rest in power Nichelle "Uhura" Nichols. May your legacy live long and prosper🖖🏽🛸🪐✨💖

[@1Dataluke]

Rest in Peace Nichelle Nicholas, you did so much for so many people and will be remembered for a long time to come.

[@MarySanchez-qk3hp]

** Ohforgodssake!. NICHOLS, not Nicholas! Sheesh!

[@Teachidoll]

Rest in Peace Nichelle Nichols

[@SpursKitten]

RIP NICHELLE NICOLS. 😪

[@sydney2769]

I love the way Raven acted this lol...she really gave a lot of life to the narration

[@pilambdavideo]

Rest in peace, Ms. NIchols and thank you.

[@tmaziriri]

Raven Symone looks like a young Octavia Spencer.

[@brianmagee6595]

Twimbo do you think she should play her.

[@bran9730]

Wha 🤨.... apparently you must be using space goggles!? #wedontalllookalike😐 😀😂🤣... actually, I see that with some of her expressions...good eye!

[@jusme164]

Do she burn chicken? Hell no Minnie dont burn chicken

[@kimberleywilliams7802]

Is it the hair? It's the hair

[@kkaassist]

omg what if they starred in a movie as mother and daughter ? o.o

[@vanyadolly]

Watching this now after the sad news of Nichelle Nichols passing. What an amazing woman.

[@rootfish2671]

RIP Nichelle Nichols. She was not only a part of television history but also civil rights history. You will be missed.

[@jv-lk7bc]

and space history too.

[@freakyold]

My favorite Nichelle Nichols episode was "Mirror Mirror" which took place in an alternate universe where the Federation were a bunch of conquering barbarians. The Enterprise crew had all these bad-ass looking uniforms and Nichelle's uniform was a two-piece which showed off her abs. Those abs were MAGNIFICENT!

[@jv-lk7bc]

...and her blade. too. and she took care of business when the alternate universe officer tried to interfere toward the end.

[@taren1d]

“we don’t know anyone who’s not a white dude”

[@tribbleorlfl]

What an icon. We'll always love you, Ms. Nichols.

[@Vivalarosa45]

RIP Nichelle Nicoles. She lived long and prospered. 😢😢😢

[@dl6732]

Rest In Peace Nichelle. You’re with the stars now.

[@TemporaryButterfly]

"Nails too long for space." Love it.

[@benjaminguzman3428]

May Nichelle rest in peace

[@bobbifreedman2435]

She just died. What a glorious woman. She didn’t intend to go on but Martin Luther King asked her to continue. That is so cool.

[@FrankHablawi]

RIP to a legend

[@IndieGirl10100]

RIP NICHELLE. Thank you for making ak impact in TV and in Space 🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽

[@Harambae613]

Requiscant in pace, Nichelle. We'll miss you.

[@TheGregEgg]

Nichelle Nichols will always be the best Uhura.

[@marilynchambers2234]

I fucking LOVE drunk history!

[@KaneneProductions]

Marilyn Chambers is this your real name?

[@lainit.mcneal1666]

Me too!!! I love the Harriet Tubman episode & the one with Lisa Bonet (Marie Pleasante)

[@leemuhall9810]

It’s so dope because we met Mae Jamison at my school😫😫 and she talked about Star Trek. I was hoping we’d talk about it. This is dope

[@cxvxcvxcvxcvxcv1188]

I forgot how funny Raven can be. Go ahead girl.

[@LoTech77]

I like all of these Drunk History videos, but this one is my favorite. It really hits home.

[@pauls3604]

With Martin Luther King being a Star Trek fan, while Nichelle Nichols is awesome, i would have loved to see his reaction to Avery Brooks playing Ben Sisko on Star Trek - Deep Space 9. I think that would have blew his mind...

[@ln5303]

“She literally integrated space” 😂 love it!

[@mykhedelic6471]

This was excellent, and Raven was so beautiful and right on point with the delivery. This is how children should be taught history. Hooray for Uhura!

[@jv-lk7bc]

this is how I learned science as a kid. at science dept college parties w/my mom.

[@alexanderroussel6987]

I cry with joy every time. I adore Nichelle Nichols.

[@MURPHYCHACHO]

RIP to a legendary lady.

[@lenevee4925]

Nichelle Nichols was my tv Shero. She was an important activist, beautiful, refined and a talented actress. RIP

[@iceangel1701d]

I can't believe I never knew that she recruited the first "others" for NASA! Too cool!

[@slptp]

Thank you for this. Nichelle is a personal childhood hero of mine. I love her so much, her 1976 Mego doll is wearing Captain Kirk's uniform all the time in my house. She occupies this quiet corner of history as a first step taker that many non-trekkie people do not remember or know and as funny as this is, it makes a huge impact for future generations. So again, thank you.

[@lyla951217]

"No, I'm Martin Luther King, I have NO chill..." yas

[@maldenom]

I grew up watching the reruns in the early 1970s and Nichelle Nichols as Uhura was my role model...a little weird for a suburban white girl but why not? Uhura was EVERYTHING! BTW, Roddenberry was romantically involved with both Nichelle Nichols and Majel Barrett (Nurse Chapel/later Mrs. Roddenberry) at the same time...

[@MrNyc81]

RIP Nichelle Nichols

[@magzdilluh]

What I loved the most about the new Star Trek movies is that Leonard Nimoy ruefully told everyone his big regret about the difference between the Kelvin stuff and the OS is that he didnt get to kiss Nichelle.

[@dylantownsend5565]

Derek's face when Ashley mentions the dirt interracial kiss on TV tho

[@reneelazzareschi9953]

That is so cool!!! Just makes me love Nichelle Nichols 100 times more! So grateful I got to see her speak at a Star Trek convention some years ago.

[@kerrychristensen7204]

😂 I love that That's So Raven twirlin' around in space~ *I have a vision of the future, Captain.*

[@alefunzouzzle4049]

Rest in peace Mrs. Nichols. A true Icon, and inspiration to the world. I salute a life well lived.

[@dkupke]

Not long after the kiss episode aired, Gene Roddenberry showed Nichelle Nichols a letter he had received from a southern preacher that read “I do not approve of a mixing of the races. But when a man gets his hands on a woman who looks like that he does what comes natural!”

[@nathigcwabe9815]

"Captain I have something to communicate with you, boop boop boop boop boop" lol

[@MarySanchez-qk3hp]

Everything she said here, is true. Including Shatner crossing his eyes so they'd have to use a real kiss clip! And Ms. Nichols knew (as do I because I am still one...) that we are called TREKKERS, not Trekkies. I'd sit in front of the TV with a big mic and my reel to reel, recording every single first-aired episode. I've got it all memorized. She was such a great Lady. I'll miss her. I had no idea that she lived so close in Silver City, NM! The only stain is the two men bickering over her conservancy later in her life. She changed my world. I'm not one of the fanatics who puts on ears and a costume, or goes to comicons. I just loved the show, and still love the reruns that Comet TV airs. They say she walked into Roddenberry's office one day and said with a smile and suspicion: "I know what you're doing... you're making little morality plays!" And it's true. Rest In Peace, Ms. Nichols. You did so much with your life. You're a grand, classy lady and a wonderful actor.

[@noob94884]

The REAL Nichelle is in the video list.... :/

[@MrNateSPF]

That's so Uhura! "Did I do that?" - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

[@dysomniak]

RIP to a Legend, A Queen. A true Original.

[@hectorp885]

Great twist to this truthful story. Thanks for the smile. RIP Uhura.