"Star Trek showed us a future where diverse ... Gene Roddenberry has been lauded for his efforts to boost diversity, including casting a Black woman (Nichelle Nichols) in a starring role.

The first is "Star Trek: Just Short of Utopia ... at a time when such diversity in casting was unusual. The inclusion of a black female bridge officer was considered such an important breakthrough ...

Salome Jens played pivotal roles in Star Trek history, as both a Progenitor in TNG and the Female Changeling in DS9. Diversity was highlighted in Discovery by casting a new actor as a Progenitor ...

During the panel, Roddenberry, who serves as an executive producer for the recent “Star Trek” shows on Paramount+, discussed the importance of diversity and inclusion in the “Star Trek ...

Voyager introduced the world to Captain Kathryn Janeway (played by Kate Mulgrew) in 1995. Mulgrew created history in Star Trek by being the first female captain to lead a show.

Out there, across infinite stars and impossible timelines, three legends stand. Doctor Who. Star Wars. Star Trek.

Some of these actors hail (or hailed) from countries other than the United States, and their casting is a testament to Star Trek’s theme of Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations ...

CBS’ new iteration, Star Trek: Discovery, looks primed to continue the franchise’s tradition of diversity and inclusiveness. It’s the first Star Trek show with a black female lead ...

His casting in Star Trek as a character of color on a popular TV series would have still felt progressive at the time.

From casting actor George Takei, a Japanese-American gay man who was interred with his family during World War II's brutal stateside camps, as USS Enterprise helmsman Hikaru Sulu on "Star Trek ...

Regardless of how well people think the current custodians of "Star Trek" are minding its legacy, it's tough to find fault with its casting choices – particularly "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds." ...

It was a key scene in the second episode of what has become a triumphant final season for Paramount+’s science fiction series “Star Trek ... character in “Trek,” casting Avery Brooks ...