Star Trek: The Original Series main cast by Frank Kelly Freas.

Lt. Uhura by Tim Shinn

quick piece to celebrate @uhuramonth !

Chekov, still learning/perfecting English: What does transgender mean?

Uhura: Well, it's when you identify as something different than what you were assigned at birth. Like being born as a girl, but you feel like you're a boy, or vice versa. And some people are nonbinary, meaning they don't feel like a boy or a girl.

Chekov: Oh okay! That makes sense!

Chekov: Why the word transgender, though? Why not like... The Swapinator or something

source: adapted from @iggykoopa666

“In conversation with the writer NK Jemisin after the news broke, we talked about how sad it is, and about Nichols’s impact on Jemisin’s career. “Without Nichelle Nichols I might have never been a writer, certainly not the kind of writer I am now,” she said. And that’s the thing about trailblazers like Nichols: they create an environment in which the path they opened is widened by those that they affected. Jemisin is widely regarded as one of the best writers of our generation, and though Nichols may not have realized what she wrought in the moment, I hope she knows in some beautiful afterlife that she helped make that possible.”

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“For decades after Star Trek ended, Nichols was known for being encouraging, strong, and razor sharp. She was funny and sweet, and her work was always a presence in any conversation about science fiction or media representation. She was a cultural force that no one could ignore even when she wasn’t technically the focus in a conversation about the importance of inclusion and diversity. Her impact on others ran so deep that she was cited as an example by academics, activists and anyone who knew anything about the world as it had been and wanted to make the world the best it could be.” (Source)

Trailblazing performer Nichelle Nichols, known primarily for playing Uhura on Star Trek, passed away at age 89 on Saturday. She also voiced Diane Maza on Gargoyles, Miriam on Spider-Man the animated series, and Thoth Khepera on Batman the Animated Series.

God speed, Ms. Nichols.

'Lost in Translation' has to be the ep I've enjoyed the most this season tbh

I love the implication that Kirk got sucker punched by Uhura and just went 'Yes, I will respect and worship her for the rest of our natural lives' cause that's just a valid reaction. It's relatable, uhura could punch me and I would thank her.

I love that the ep demonstrates her empathy, love for others and the connections she feels that makes her so good at her job. I love that it showcased her grief, her dealing with losing others and the questions that arises in a person. It was right, only she could've understood it was a message, only she could've related to the aliens. CRG absolutely kills it this episode, I'm loving her version of Uhura. Unlike some others, I can genuinely see her becoming her tos character because the blocks are there and they're done well in this ep.

Also, Spock and Kirk finally met, uhura facilitated that and they all clearly get along and it made sense and I can only applaude the ep that does that

Bill Sienkiewicz, Nichelle Nichols. Twitter, August 2, 2022. Rest In peace, Nyota Uhura. ❤️

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Uhura at work.

i just found this picture and i think i might die of cuteness

Lt. Uhura by Oliver Kuhlmann

Today's the last day of @uhuramonth ! Let's end it with gay ladies <3

[✨Mini Star Trek paintings!!✨]

I had to do an art project with these mini canvases for my 3d design class so I decided to paint some of my favorite Star Trek characters!! sjdjskkskak I’m so happy with how they all turned out!! I hope you all like these <3

In snw uhura is meant to be the ugly girl men don't want. This is why they did not even bother to cast an actress that looked like nichelle Nichols. Uhura in snw is a mammy. it's insulting the show did this to such an iconic character.

While deciding to explore Uhura's brilliance and empathy instead of just making her the object of a romantic affair might have been their intention, so they kinda saved her from the trainwreck that was La'an storyline with Kirk, however, a) considering (especially dark-skinned) Black women are rarely well-written romantic interests, which is already racist; and b) the way they chose to give her horrific trauma as backstory, was pretty fucking stupid of them. I think they didn't want to fall into the mammy stereotype, actually, so I feel like they overcorrected - and made her flawless and perfect and a genius in a way that makes her much less interesting because... she doesn't have room for flaws or growth?

I do disagree with the first part of your (otherwise rightful) complaint, though. There is no universe in which you can call Celia Rose ugly! She is objectively beautiful, and in interviews you can see how lovely she is, and excited to be a part of the show. We do see so few nerdy dark-skinned Black women in sci-fi spaces, especially with her features and natural hair. If you meant that she is 'ugly' to a specific subset of white cishet trekkie nerds, sure, but to call Celia ugly is just... she may not look like Nichelle Nichols, but that is just blatantly untrue, objectively???

Two awesome space ladies hanging out and doing science s#!%.