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When Michelle Yeoh and Sonequa Martin-Green were offered leading roles inStar Trek Discovery, they didnt quite believe it.
Two women of color running the show on Starfleet?
How times have changed!
Im so blessed that I am still in [the industry] while it is changing.
Yeoh and Martin-Greens skepticism, however, wasnt unfounded.
After their casting was announced, they faced majorbacklashfrom some hardcore Trekkies.
But this is the spirit ofStar Trek, says Yeoh.
Diverse characters are not just tokens.
Martin-Green says she feels it was a divine process.
They were adamant and they stuck to it.
It was an incredible process.
I feel that God worked it out.
