13K views · 80 reactions | Actress Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers in North America with her portrayal of Lt. Nyota Uhura on the iconic sci-fi series "Star Trek" - including the first ever on-screen interracial kiss in the history of American television - passed away Sunday at the age of 89. Read more: https://globalnews.ca/news/9028800/nichelle-nichols-star-trek-actress-dead/ | Global News | Facebook

82K views · 4.1K reactions | Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth with Nichelle Nichols! In her 2010 interview, she shared how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired her to stay on Star Trek, making history as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura. #TheInterviews #TelevisionAcademyFoundation #BHM | Emmys / Television Academy | Facebook

352K views · 44K reactions | Happy Birthday to the legendary Nichelle Nichols!  As Nyota Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series, she paved the way for Black women in the film and television  industry. Let's honor her groundbreaking role and the history she made, including being a part of the first interracial kiss on television.  #NichelleNichols #StarTrek #MAKERSWomen | MAKERS | Facebook

1.3M views · 3.7K reactions | Did you know Nichelle Nichols would have left "Star Trek" if Trekkie Martin Luther King Jr. hadn't intervened? Learn all about it tonight at 10/9c on Comedy Central! | Drunk History | Facebook

7.2K views · 556 reactions | Some of JPL’s finest who’ve been inspired by the work of Nichelle Nichols on- and off-screen honored her today during a panel at Los Angeles Comic Con. They talked about her groundbreaking work, her fierceness, and the importance of diversity and inclusion in space exploration. | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Facebook