Trailblazing ‘Star Trek’ Actress Nichelle Nichols At The Center Of Conservatorship Battle

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By Okla Jones ·August 16, 2021August 16, 2021

Nichelle Nichols, the actress who helped break television’s color barrier in the 1960s with her portrayal of Lt. Nyota Uhura in Star Trek, is caught at the center of a years-long conservatorship battle, reported by the Los Angeles Times.

The three-way struggle over Nichols’ fate involves her only child, Kyle Johnson; her former manager Gilbert Bell; and a concerned friend (and also one whom she named her successor), Angelique

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