Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews Nichelle Nichols on Star Talk Radio
Nichelle Nichols met Martin Luther King Jr. at the exact right time.
Nichelle recounts for Neil how she told Gene Roddenberry she was going to quit the show to go to Broadway, only to have Dr. King, who called himself her biggest fan, convince her to remain on the show because of the importance of her role to the black community, his family, and to Dr. King himself.
It’s a wonderful story. I welled up a few times.
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awesomepeoplehangingouttogether:
Neal Stephenson, Neil Armstrong and Neil Gaiman
Some of my favorite Neal/Neils
Jesus, Mary & Joseph…
Are they kneeling?
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We pay tribute to the first black man to play trumpet on the moon, Louis Armstrong.
In honor of the late Neil Armstrong, the first whitey on the moon.
