“Today, we recognize not only Nichols’ accomplishments on camera but also the countless public service activities in which she was involved, from governors’ boards on the National Space Society to promoting and advocating for STEM programs while challenging gender inequities in science and research,” Reed said. “Throughout her life, Nichols challenged us ‘to boldly go where no man (or woman) has gone before’ “, said Danette Anthony Reed, International President & CEO of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®. It’s about where we are and where we’re going. When asked about her work with NASA and her efforts to diversify careers in STEM, she stated, “Science is not a boy’s game, it’s not a girl’s game. The efforts of her achievements are featured in the documentary Woman in Motion, which chronicles her four-month campaign to recruit the first Black, Latino, and Asian men and women to fly in space. heralded her as “the first non-stereotypical role portrayed by a Black woman in television history.” The legendary actress, activist, singer, and dancer was born on December 28, 1932, in Robbins, Illinois, near Chicago., and died of natural causes on Saturday, July 30, 2022, in Silver City, New Mexico.Īfter her television career ended, Nichols pivoted to advocating for a more diverse astronaut corps that included women and other races, culminating in a NASA-funded campaign to recruit the first women and Black astronauts in the 1970s. Nichols’s Uhura was an integral part of the multicultural Star Trek cast, and Rev.
Commander Nyota Uhura on Star Trek: The Original Series. CHICAGO, AugInducted into the sorority in June 2002, Nichelle Nichols is best known for her portrayal of Lt.
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