No, back in the '60s when he created Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry wanted a black woman of African ancestry (she's Swahili). He was going to go with "Uhuru", but felt it was too difficult to pronounce, so changed the last vowel to an "a", and came up with "Uhura". Both names are nice, but "Uhuru" rolls off the tongue a little better to my mind
-------------- Original message -------------- From: Said Kakese Dibinga <[email protected]> Keith whats the backstory on "Uhuru"? It was changed during the series? Said Yenga Kakese Dibinga Director General The Bayindo Group SA POB 1782 Los Angeles, CA 90078-1782 O: 1.323.603.8380 EM: [email protected] Skype: saiddibinga IM (Yahoo):skdibinga
