Gene’s whole vision was that minorities weren’t on set because we were minorities, we were on set because in the future our diverse world would all be working together as equals. I understand that everyone needs to see role models that can inspire them and talk to them and represent them, but I believe we need to move to a future that transcends race, gender, or anything else. We’re all people.
Nichelle Nichols, in “Uhura Fest: ‘Star Trek’ legend Nichelle Nichols talks Wizard World Philly and transcending race,” by Jerome Maida, The Philadelphia Enquirer (May 29, 2017). Ms. Nichols, who died on July 30, 2022, played Lieutenant Nyota Uhura on the Star Trek television show and in the first six Star Trek movies.
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