Amani

Amani was the newsletter of the Nichelle Nichols Fan Club which was published monthly.
Amani is Swahili for "peace."
The fiction and art fanzine for this club was called Furaha.
==Issue 1==
Amani 1 was published in January 1975 and contains 2 pages.
File:amani1.jpg| first page of issue #1
==Issue 2==
Amani 2 was published in February 1975 and contains 2 pages.
File:amani2.jpg| first page of issue #2
==Issue 3==
Amani 3 was published in March 1975 and contains 2 pages of news, a full-page "Red Alert" page from Gene Roddenberry about the success of a fan campaign for the first movie, a two-page letter from Roddenberry about movie news/rumors and how to write the network, and a "Yellow Alert" for fans to write in a protest the cancellation of the Star Trek animated series.
File:amani3.jpg| first page of issue #3
==Issue 4==
Amani 4 was published in April 1975 and contains 2 pages. It talks of OurCon, of Furaha #1 being at the printers, and of many fans writing in that they had a new interest in learning Swahili.
File:amani4.jpg|first page of issue #4
==Issue 5==
Amani 5 was published in May 1975 and contains 2 pages. It talks of OurCon, of the ST gathering at Michigan State University for Star Trek Lives! where the show's stars were present. "Speechifying was done by all, and then an uncut 'City of the Adventure' was shown. The Blooper Film rounded out the late evening." The editor says the book Star Trek Lives! is due out soon.
File:amani5.jpg| first page of issue #5
==Issue 6==
Amani 6 was published in June 1975 and contains 2 pages. The editor says both issues of Furaha are back from the printers and that she is putting together a Welcome Package for fan club members. The package will include "a membership card, a signed 8x10 photo of our Lovely Leader, a color poster (the same shot as is on her 'Dark Side of the Moon' album), an 'Uhura for Captain!' button (which we have asked you to wear upside down, remember!), a reciept if you haven't already received one, a Welcome Booklet with a letter from Nichelle, an outline of what the club is and does, an article from Nichelle about 'Kwanza', our official club charity, a 'specially prepared bio of our Lady Nichelle, and a brief profile -- accompanied by a photostamp -- of your First, Second, and Third Officers."
The editor reminds fans that Furaha will go out to fan club members first, and if there are any leftover, they will be sold to other fans.
This issue contains a long letter by Gene Roddenberry about the movie's progress, as well as a full-page announcement of Chicago Con in August.
==Issue 7==
Amani 7 was published in July 1975 and contains
File:amani7.jpg|front page of issue #7
==Issue 8/9==
Amani 8/9 was published in September 1975 and contains 7 pages.
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 8/9==
==Issue 12==
Amani 12 was published in December 1975.
==Issue 13/14==
Amani 13/14 was published in January/February 1976 and is 4 pages.
The editor notes that the club now has 300 members, triple the number of a year ago.
The editor is distraught that postage rates have doubled, and the fan club is in dire straits.
The editor writes: 
File:amani1314-1.jpg|front cover of issue #13/14
File:amani1314-2.jpg|from issue #13/14, club finances
File:amani1314-3.jpg|from issue #13/14, stationary for sale
==Issue 15/16==
Amani 15/16 was published in March/April 1976 and contains 2 pages.
 
This issue contains a short bio of four of the club's officers: Fran Hitchcock, Mary Manchester, Sharon Ferraro, and Virginia Walker.
From the editor, a note on Marion Zimmer Bradley and her fan casting of Nichelle Nichols in her next book: 
==Issue 17/18==
Amani 17/18 was published in May/June 1976 and contains 2 pages.
* encouragement and rules for applying to be an astronaut on the space shuttle
* the words and music to "Beyond Antares," a song sung by Nichelle Nichols
 Image:amani17-18.jpg|first page from issue #17/18
File:amani17-18music.jpg|transcribed music from issue #17/18
==Issue 19==
Amani 19 was published in July 1976 and contains 4 pages, a full-page ad for the pro-con Toronto Star Trek '76, and a full-page ad for badges available for purchase from STW.
File:amani19.jpg|front page of issue #19
==Issue 20/21==
Amani 20/21 was published in August/September 1976 and contains 2 pages.
The content is entirely about the Space Program and Nichols' support of it.
From the editor: 
 Image:amani20-21.jpg|issue #20/21
==Issue 22==
Amani 22 was published in October 1976 and contains 2 pages (and eight flyers for cons and T-shirts).
The editor encourages fans to go to a con, The Playboy Science Fiction Convention, where Nichols will be performing: 
 Image:amani22.jpg|issue #22
==Issue 23/24==
Amani 23/24 was published in November/December 1976 and contains 4 pages.
The editor reports that Bunny-Con was not well-attended: 
The editor reports that the fan club is struggling: 
There is a letter by Nichelle Nichols: 
 Image:amani23-24.jpg|issue #23/24
==Issue 25/26==
Amani 25/26 was published in January/February 1977 and contains 3 pages.
==Issue 27/28==
Amani 27/28 was published in March/April 1977 and contains 1 page.
==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Actor-centric Zines
Category:Club Zines
Category:1975 Zines
Category:1976 Zines