News Star Trek’s Nichelle Nichols boldly went where civil rights movement needed her to go August 1, 2022August 2, 2022Eileen Rivers, USA TODAYComments Off on Star Trek’s Nichelle Nichols boldly went where civil rights movement needed her to go As a Black girl born in the 1970s, the original run of 'Star Trek' was long over by the time I knew anything about TV. But I came to know Lt. Uhura.