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   George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽 (georgetakei@universeodon.com)'s status on Friday, 29-Dec-2023 07:53:58 JST George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

   Happy Birthday, Nichelle. We all miss you terribly.

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     pbharristoo (pbharristoo@universeodon.com)'s status on Friday, 29-Dec-2023 12:48:44 JST pbharristoo

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     @georgetakei I absolutely love this photo - and I'm not sure who is more thrilled Barack or Nichelle

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     Spocko (spocko@mastodon.online)'s status on Friday, 29-Dec-2023 16:47:14 JST Spocko

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     @georgetakei
     I learned a few years ago that Nichelle played an important role helping to drive recruitment for #NASA in the years after playing #Uhura in #StarTrek.
     She recruited #Sally Ride, #ColonelBluford & the first black female astronaut, #MaeJemison.
     Here's the story, as told in this fun Drunk History video. Narrated by comedian Ashley Nicole Black with Raven-Symoné as #NichelleNichols
     Full clip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-uJOzkrJV4
     It reminds me of the power of black women & #ScienceFiction.

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     George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽 (georgetakei@universeodon.com)'s status on Saturday, 30-Dec-2023 00:26:06 JST George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

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     • Virgil Tibbs

     @virgil_tibbs The coolest. ♥️

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     Virgil Tibbs (virgil_tibbs@norden.social)'s status on Saturday, 30-Dec-2023 00:26:07 JST Virgil Tibbs

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     @georgetakei
     she was soooo cool

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     George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽 (georgetakei@universeodon.com)'s status on Saturday, 30-Dec-2023 00:27:39 JST George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

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     • quangobaud

     @miguelpergamon Love this. 🤍

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     quangobaud (miguelpergamon@kolektiva.social)'s status on Saturday, 30-Dec-2023 00:27:40 JST quangobaud

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     @georgetakei
     Nichelle was my first childhood experience of thinking, "Yes, we can."

     🖤