Ericka SimoneFeb 26
That time the first Black woman in space popped up with the #StarTrek squad in Federated space.
What a show.
#MaeJemison
#BlackHistoryMonth
Show threadKhleedrilFeb 26
@ErickaSimone Nichelle Nichols would like to have a word...
Show threadHoward Chu @ Symas
@khleedril @ErickaSimone Nichelle was never an actual astronaut, although I'm sure she helped build the path that inspired Mae to become one.
Feb 26 at 7:45pmWeb
Show threadGhostOnTheHalfShellFeb 26

@hyc @khleedril @ErickaSimone

I had the fortunate circumstance of being in DC while the Smithsonian had the 25th anniversary of Star Trek exhibit on display. Part of that exhibit was a video of Nichelle relating how she got the part.

The producers had won some victory over Roddenberry; he mentioned he wanted to make a minor change to add some color to the command deck. they agreed not understanding what he was doing. They thought in the moment they were being generous.