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- Nichelle Nichols has died.
- The 89-year-old succumbed to heart failure on Saturday in Silver City, New Mexico.
- Nichelle will be remembered for her role as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura on “Star Trek.”
- It was significant because, among other things, it was the first time a Black woman was in a military position on TV
- She later recruited women and minorities for NASA.
- Source: New York Times