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Old 07-31-2022, 01:17 PM   #1
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Default Nichelle Nichols, Trailblazing Star Trek Icon, Dead at 89

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Old 07-31-2022, 01:37 PM   #2
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Aw, damn.

She was amazing. RIP.
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Old 07-31-2022, 01:47 PM   #3
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damn! RIP Nichelle!

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Old 07-31-2022, 01:50 PM   #4
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She was a legend.

I'm glad Dr. Martin Luther King persuaded her to continue with the series. Her presence hinted at a brighter, egalitarian future.
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I'm literally listening to Howard Stern and George Takei at the moment. George was just talking about her.
RiP Nichelle.
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Old 07-31-2022, 02:11 PM   #6
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The famous Whoopi Goldberg story...

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Just an incredible presence on and off the screen.

RIP Nichelle…
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Old 07-31-2022, 07:59 PM   #8
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I had no idea that Nichelle Nichols' brother, Thomas Nichols, was one of the Heavens Gate Cult mass suicide victims.

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Nichols' younger brother, Thomas, was a member of the Heaven's Gate cult. He died on March 26, 1997, in the cult's mass suicide that purposely coincided with the passing of Comet Hale–Bopp. A member for 20 years, he frequently identified himself as Nichelle's brother in promotional materials released by the cult.
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Old 07-31-2022, 09:03 PM   #9
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She lived a tremendous life and was far more then an actress on a 60's TV show.

She inspired girls to join the space program, stood up for human rights, tried to heal the rift between Shatner and the rest of the crew. Was extremely well spoken and kind.

RIP
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An important and influential person who just happened to be an actor.

Her influence will continue to echo and ripple through time.
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