Uhura
Uhura is a character from the science fiction franchise Star Trek, serving as communications officer aboard the starship Enterprise.
First portrayed by Nichelle Nichols in the 1960s television series, Uhura was groundbreaking as one of the first Black women in a major continuing television role.
The name derives from the Swahili word for freedom.
- EnterpriseNamed vessel or brand
- KirkScottish masculine name
- SpockLogical alien or pediatrician
- communications officerPerson managing official transmissions
bridge · Starfleet · translator · earpiece · USS Enterprise · Sulu · Chekov · Scotty
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- diversityState of varied elements
- television historyStudy of broadcast medium's development
- MLKCivil rights initials
visibility · role model · representation · inclusion · inspiration · Mae Jemison · Whoopi Goldberg · cultural impact
One who renders between languages
- earpieceSpeaker worn in-ear
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- transmissionSending of information
intercept · decode · linguistic analysis · open channel · distress call · universal translator · audio receiver · broadcast
Absence of constraint
- African heritageAncestral connection to Africa
- linguisticsScience of language structure
- meaningWhat something signifies
- etymologyWord origin study
Nichelle Nichols
- EnterpriseNamed vessel or brand
- KirkScottish masculine name
- SpockLogical alien or pediatrician
communications officer · bridge · Starfleet · translator · earpiece · USS Enterprise · Sulu · Chekov · Scotty · McCoy
Nichelle Nichols
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- diversityState of varied elements
- television historyStudy of broadcast medium's development
MLK · visibility · role model · representation · inclusion · inspiration · Mae Jemison · Whoopi Goldberg · cultural impact
translator
One who renders between languages
transmission · intercept · decode · linguistic analysis · open channel · distress call · universal translator · audio receiver · broadcast · relay
freedom
Absence of constraint
- African heritageAncestral connection to Africa
- linguisticsScience of language structure
- meaningWhat something signifies
- Sci-Fi CharactersLuke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Yoda, Princess Leia, Chewbacca
- Star TrekSpock, Kirk, Enterprise, USS Enterprise, Captain Kirk
- Sci-fi heroinesRipley, Leia, Rey, Sarah Connor, Trinity
- Star Trek BeyondKirk, Spock, Bones, Scotty, Chekov