Whoopi Goldberg was given her proper praise for her influential role on Star Trek: The Next Generation on The View.
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According to Black Enterprise, Sonequa Martin-Green, who plays Michael Burnham, the franchise’s first Black captain on Star Trek: Discovery, paid tribute to Goldberg, who played psychic bartender Guinan on Star Trek: The Next Generation. She also gave props to Nichelle Nichols, who played Lt. Nyota Uhura on the original Star Trek series and served as an inspiration to Goldberg to become an actress and star in The Next Generation.
