Post by @muiren@sfba.social

2026-06-07 04:55 UTC

No mater how famous or wealthy, this is what every Black person, and especially Black women and children, can expect from the healthcare system anywhere in the US. A New Mexico jury awarded the family of Star Trek icon Nichelle Nichols $13 million in a wrongful death lawsuit against the Gila Regional Medical Center in Silver City, New Mexico. An expert informed jury ruled the hospital provided substandard care, failed to properly diagnose a treatable heart condition, and then discharging her hours before her death in 2022. News media are already attempting to softpedal the story. Don't let them! #BlackFedi #BlackMastodon #Afrofuturism #SciFi #STEM #Women #BlackWomen #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #Uhura #NyotaUhura

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@jeridansky@sfba.social 2026-06-07 05:54

@muiren@sfba.social Regarding that $13 million: "Nichols' family is expected to receive only a fraction of the $13 million jury award, Hacsi said. "Hacsi said $400,000 is the maximum award the family can collect under the state's Tort Claims Act, which regulates hospitals owned by governmental agencies. Because Gila Regional Medical Center is owned by Grant County, the hospital falls under the law that was enacted in the 1970s, she said." Hacsi is Theresa Hacsi, an attorney for Nichols' family. https://www.abqjournal.com/news/new-mexico-jury-returns-13-million-verdict-in-death-of-star-trek-actor-nichelle-nichols/3057401 Edit: If that link no longer works to see the full article, try this: https://www.pressreader.com/usa/albuquerque-journal/20260606/281479283095187

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