Joe P
Memory Alpha incarnate | mod; Shatner number = 2
What sad news.
In many ways Lt. Uhura was the most inspiring character on the show. When Star Trek premiered in 1966 some States were still segregated, but in the future a Black woman is a valued officer on the bridge of the federation’s flagship. I wish they had given her an even greater role — that of a true multilingual translator, rather than a communications technician — but to have Lt. Uhura on the bridge must have been inspiring to many who at the time were seen as being able to do little more than domestic chores for white families. In fact, Whoopie Goldberg said exactly that when she watched trek as a child: “Look, there’s a Black woman on TV and she’s *not* a maid.”
It’s difficult to convey how important this scene was at the time, not just what Lt Uhura was doing but what Mr Spock had commented on.
May Nichelle Rest In Peace.
Joe
In many ways Lt. Uhura was the most inspiring character on the show. When Star Trek premiered in 1966 some States were still segregated, but in the future a Black woman is a valued officer on the bridge of the federation’s flagship. I wish they had given her an even greater role — that of a true multilingual translator, rather than a communications technician — but to have Lt. Uhura on the bridge must have been inspiring to many who at the time were seen as being able to do little more than domestic chores for white families. In fact, Whoopie Goldberg said exactly that when she watched trek as a child: “Look, there’s a Black woman on TV and she’s *not* a maid.”
It’s difficult to convey how important this scene was at the time, not just what Lt Uhura was doing but what Mr Spock had commented on.
May Nichelle Rest In Peace.
Joe
