Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. He played Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994), Kunta Kinte in the ABC miniseries Roots (1977), and was the host of the PBS Kids educational television series Reading Rainbow for 23 years (1983–2006).

Who is the black captain in Star Trek?

As "Star Trek: Discovery" ventures into its fifth and final season, Sonequa Martin-Green is preparing to say goodbye to her groundbreaking role as Captain Michael Burnham, the first Black female captain in the franchise's storied history. Martin-Green recalls the weight of realizing she was making television history.

Why is Geordi blind?

In the series, we learn that Geordi was born blind and wears a VISOR, an arc-shaped prosthetic attached at the temples that provides him with vision.

Were there any black actors in the original Star Trek series?

Who was the first black man on Star Trek?

However, the honor of the first Black Captain seen on-screen in Star Trek actually goes to Paul Winfield, who portrayed Captain Clark Terrell in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Terrell was Captain of the USS Reliant, and his mission was to find a suitable planet to test the terraforming Genesis Device.

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Who was the first African American to appear on Star Trek?

Actress Nichelle Nichols, who was the first African-American woman to play a lead role on television — Communication Officer Lieutenant Uhura on the popular sci-fi television show “Star Trek” — was told one evening that a fan would like to meet her.

Does Geordi outrank Worf?

On a basic level, Commodore Geordi La Forge outranks Captains Riker and Worf in the Starfleet hierarchy.

Why can't Geordi see?

Geordi La Forge was born blind (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint"). At the age of five years, he received his first VISOR (TNG: "Hero Worship"). VISOR is an acronym for "Visual Instrument and Sensory Organ Replacement", although never spoken out in any episode. The VISOR was later replaced with implants.

Who is the guy with the thing over his eyes in Star Trek?

Geordi had 2 brain implants, one on each temple. The actor who played Geordi La Forge in Star Trek has stated that his iconic visors gave him extreme discomfort and 90% blindness while wearing them.

Who is the most evil Star Trek villain?

Khan stands out as not only the greatest villain in Star Trek but one of the greatest villains in sci-fi. The Wrath of Khan reinvigorated the Star Trek franchise, leading to a series of sequels and new shows that continue to this day.

Who is the bad guy in Star Trek?

1 The Borg

A species of faceless, voiceless cybernetic zombies, the Borg are the most threatening villains in all of Star Trek. Introduced in the TNG season 2 episode "Q Who," the Borg assimilate entire planets and species into their collective with the explicit goal of making all of the universe Borg.

Why does Nero want Spock?

As the Federation dispatched several starships to aid the Vulcan planet, Nero spots the Enterprise and wants the younger Spock, of the Kelvin timeline, to witness Vulcan's destruction and know it was brought by his hands as well.

Why was Nero angry at Spock?

Nero was preparing to kill Kirk when he received word that Spock had stolen the Jellyfish and used it to destroy the drill, which had already begun boring into Earth. Furious that his plans to destroy the Federation were falling apart, he called out Spock's name in anger.

What did Spock do to Nero?

The shockwaves destroyed Romulus first, but Spock managed to prevent further damage by using red matter. Unfortunately, this wasn't enough for a group of Romulan miners lead by Nero, and the resulting battle dragged Spock's Jellyfish ship and Nero's Narada into the black hole the Vulcan had created.

Why Guinan didn't recognize Picard?

' The reason that she doesn't recognize Picard is that he's traveled from a future in which Starfleet doesn't exist, and therefore the whole thing with Data's head in 'Time's Arrow' never happened.” In other words, the alternate reality Picard was too busy conquering and never traveled back in time to 1893, so he never ...

Why is Guinan different in Picard?

Because there was no Federation, those events did not play out the same. No previous relationship exists. However, she still was likely traveling to Earth and, as we know, she hung around a bit. So this Guinan is different.

How come Guinan doesn t remember Picard?

Per the writers, the reason is because in the Terran Confederation timeline that Picard came from, “Time's Arrow" never happened. As such there's no possible way for Guinan to have met the version of Picard sitting in front of her at that moment who only has the mind of the Prime Picard we're familiar with.

Why does Worf look different?

After season 1 of TNG wrapped production, Worf's facial prosthetics were either lost or stolen. This presented Michael Westmore, TNG's primary makeup designer, with an opportunity to improve the look of the character.

Is Worf 100% Klingon?

Worf is 100% Klingon by birth, although he was adopted by humans at a young age. B'elanna Torres, however was born to a Klingon mother and a Human father, so she is half Klingon, half Human.

Is Worf fully Klingon?

Although Worf was raised by humans, he considered himself a Klingon at heart and studied in-depth the ways of his people. As an adult, his mannerisms and personality, as well as his innate sense of honor, became more Klingon than human.

Who was the oldest person to appear on Star Trek?

The oldest human we have seen is Dr McCoy in the first episode of TNG, he was 137 years old.