It brought a smile to my face

I was watching the season premiere of Season 5 of ST:TNG, and there was a female, African admiral. There was no fuss about her being black, African, or a woman; she radiated authority and was treated with respect.

Some part of me knows that this was a deliberate casting choice on somebody's part, but in the universe it's seamless.

This is a universe I want to live in.