Ytasha L. Womack books

Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture

Mae Jemison, the first black woman to go into space, always liked math and technology. But her space dreams were sparked by watching Lieutenant Uhura, the lone black character on Star Trek, each week. The role of Uhura, played by Nichelle Nichols in the 1960s, has been reprised by Zoe Saldana in ...