EVER since the late '60s, an often-repeated story is that the civil rights activist Dr Martin Luther King Jr had an instrumental role in persuading the late Nichelle Nichols to remain on Star Trek instead of resigning from the main cast of the series to do a Broadway play.
nichols fly through fictional space under the banner of star fleet. russell wore the green and white of the boston celtics. but their heroism was not defined by the uniforms they wore. as we mark their passing, i m wondering, can we see past the red or the blue or the r or the d and see any modern hero who is simply can say, right is right? much more in a moment. thoughts around the table on russell. and by the way, who is the russell of today, when cnn tonight continues. by the way, i m obviously uhura. so, that s obviously settled. thank you. we ll be right back. the unknown is not empty. it s a storm that crashes, and consumes, replacing thought with worry.