spacetravelco:We are closed today to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. If you’ve never heard about Dr. K
spacetravelco:We are closed today to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. If you’ve never heard about Dr. King’s encounter with Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura from Star Trek), don’t miss Neil deGrasse Tyson’s StarTalk interview with her about the life-changing conversation.Here’s an excerpt: “For the first time in my life, I had no words to say. They wouldn’t come out anyway. I’m shaking in front of this man. And he is saying how important Star Trek is to the future. That ‘this man who has written this, who has produced this, has seen the future - and we are there, because you are there’. He said, ‘You have one of the most important roles. This is a first. It’s non-stereotypical, it’s brilliant, it’s beauty, and it’s intelligence. And you do it with warmth and grace.’ …You have changed the face of television forever. Because this is not a black role, it is not a female role - anyone can fill that role.’ He said, 'It can be filled by a woman of any color, a man of any color. It can be filled by another Klingon or an alien.’ He said, 'This is a unique role in a unique point in time that breathes the life of what we are marching for: Equality.’”*Nichols went on to inspire Sally Ride, Guion Bluford, Mae Jemison, and countless others to pursue careers in science and aerospace. -- source link
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