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She had one of the first leading roles for an African American actress on a mainstream television show, that of Lt. Uhura on&nbsp;Star Trek.&nbsp;Yet Nichelle Nichols’ greatest contribution to society might just be her nationwide tour in 1976, recruiting the nation’s best and brightest for the NASA space program.&nbsp;Her pioneering efforts laid the groundwork for the first trailblazing men and women of color to fly in space.

Woman In Motion

Nichelle Nichols' daunting task to launch a national blitz for NASA, recruiting 8,000 of the nation's best and brightest, including the trailblazing astronauts who became the first African American, Asian and Latino men and women to fly in space.

The filmmakers of Woman in Motion and a former migrant worker turned NASA engineer and astronaut join us to talk about diversity in the space program.&nbsp;&nbsp; Featuring: Todd Thompson, filmmakerBen Crump, script writer and Civil Rights attorneyJose Hernandez, NASA astronautReshma Saujani, Founder, Girls Who Code Moderator: Kat Calvin, Founder and ED Spread the Vote, Co-founder Project ID Action Fund and 2019 Roddenberry Foundation Fellow

Woman in Motion Discussion

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