I remember reading about star trek, and in particular uhura.

"Uhura" comes from the Swahili word uhuru, meaning "freedom"

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyota_Uhura

On Star Trek, Nichols was one of the first Black women featured in a major television series. Her prominent supporting role as a bridge officer was unprecedented.

She was once tempted to leave the series; however, a conversation with Martin Luther King Jr. changed her mind.

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichelle_Nichols