Nichols had been an up-and-coming stage performer when she was offered the iconic role, and she insisted, “I still think 'Star Trek' interrupted my career and I got stuck there.”

The Denzel Principle is a humorous look at the age old complaint of the inability for African American women to find a “good man”.

According to a new survey by AARP many African Americans age 45 and over are finding this economic recession particularly difficult.