By Hubie and Bertie
Every now and then, America loses two groundbreakers in the space of 24 hours, and it happened today. Goodbye to Bill Russell and Nichelle Nichols, both of whom broke racial barriers, in sports and television.
Russell, the NBA's first Black coach, marched with Martin Luther King — who in turn told Nichols that he and Coretta liked Star Trek because it portrayed African-Americans "as we should be seen every day, as intelligent, quality, beautiful, people." So true. We cats PURR.
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