'Star Trek' star Nichelle Nichols remembered in Robbins, her hometown

Nichelle Nichols’ fans worldwide know her for her roles with "Star Trek" and NASA, but she also kept in touch with her roots in Robbins. Nichols died Saturday night, her son Kyle Johnson announced online. She was 89.

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