Biden marks passing of 'Star Trek' actress Nichelle Nichols: 'Our nation has lost a trailblazer'
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"Star Trek" star Nichelle Nichols, known for playing Lt. Nyota Uhura, was honored by President Biden in a statement Sunday night after the actress died at the age of 89.
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"In Nichelle Nichols, our nation has lost a trailblazer of stage and screen who redefined what is possible for Black Americans and women," President Biden said in the statement.
He said she was from a "working-class family from Illinois" and that she honed her skills as an actor and singer in Chicago before she toured the country with Duke Ellington and gave "life to the words of James Baldwin."
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