Trailblazer was a word used by many to mourn the passing of actor Nichelle Nichols, who died Saturday at age 89.

Relatives say Sunday that Nichelle Nichols, who broke ground for Black women acting on television as the beautiful, no-nonsense communications officer Lt. Ntoya Uhura on the original “Star Trek” TV series, has died at the age of 89. Her role in the 1966-69 series as Lt. Uhura earned Nichols a lifelong position of honor with the series’ rabid fans, known as Trekkers and Trekkies. It also earned her accolades for breaking racial stereotypes and included an interracial onscreen kiss with co-star William Shatner that was unheard of at the time.

He is an iconic television and movie star, author, and spoken-word jam artist who has graced the screens since the 1950′s.

William Shatner, best known for playing Captain Kirk in “Star Trek,” has been announced as a guest at this year’s Motor City Comic Con.

We all know from Star Trek that space is the final frontier, and in 2021 we saw a big jump in space exploration. Now, if you want to get closer to the stars you can see a new exhibit in Metro Detroit that will take you on a journey to our future.

Hollywood’s Captain Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner, has blasted into space and safely returned to Earth in a convergence of science fiction and science reality.

DETROIT The wall mounted temperature scanner at the front of Brenda Scott Elementary School on Detroits east side is something few probably even thought about, unless theyve read Ray Bradbury, watched Star Trek, the Jetsons or until COVID-19. Some $20 million in Federal Cares Act money has been spent thus far in retro-fitting schools in just Personal Protection Equipment alone. On Monday morning Local 4 received a tour of how things will look in the fall. Students from seniors to kindergarten must wear masks and thats part of the instruction. He can only follow the science and try to outsmart the virus at any potential holes in the fences.

LOS ANGELES - With Patrick Stewart now warping back to the "Star Trek" universe in CBS All Access' upcoming streaming series "Picard," can a reunion with some of Jean-Luc Picard's old crewmates from the U.S.S. laughed a word-playing LeVar Burton, who co-starred with Stewart on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" for seven seasons, when CNN posed the question at "The Lion King" premiere. I don't know," said Burton, anticipating a high degree of contract negotiation and budget discussion to get the entire cast back on deck together. He also would love to play a Geordi that's moved forward from the somewhat pathetic romantic life he endured on the series. Forget a wife and kids, said Burton: "I'd settle with him having a date with somebody he didn't invent on the Holodeck.

We're back with more unintentional horror from the minds of Metro Detroit.

1969: The last episode of the original sci-fi TV series "Star Trek" airs. The final episode, "Turnabout Intruder," was just the 79th of the series and came after three seasons. Despite its low ratings and short life, the show became a cult

1969: The last episode of the original sci-fi TV series "Star Trek" airs. The final episode, "Turnabout Intruder," was just the 79th of the series and came after three seasons. Despite its low ratings and short life, the show became a cult