A Muslim activist was removed from an American Airlines flight and detained for four hours after she reportedly confronted a first class passenger over alleged special treatment. The incident happened on Saturday when Amani al-Khatahtbeh, a congressional candidate and founder of Muslimgirl.com, attempted to travel from Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey to Charlotte, North Carolina. … Read more
A train has been named in honour of civil rights pioneer Paul Stephenson as part of Black History Month celebrations. Dr Stephenson, 83, who was born in Essex to a West African father and British mother, served in the RAF before moving to Bristol in 1960, where he became the city’s first black social worker. … Read more
Activist scales Big Ben scaffolding to unfurl giant banner as police attempt to coax him down By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 08:30 BST, 22 October 2020 | Updated: 08:33 BST, 22 October 2020 An activist began scaling scaffolding around Big Ben in Westminster this morning, putting up banners protesting about the coronavirus lockdown. A … Read more
Climate activist Greta Thunberg, 17, endorses Democrat Joe Biden and urges Americans to vote for the environment Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg endorsed Democrat Joe Biden on Saturday The Swedish 17-year-old tweeted: ‘From a climate perspective it’s very far from enough and many of you of course supported other candidates’ ‘Just get organized and get … Read more
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have revealed they felt ‘fortunate’ to have witnessed their son Archie’s first steps during the Covid-19 crisis as they joined activist Malala Yousafzai for a virtual chat today. The Duke, 36, and Duchess of Sussex, 39, who are currently living in their $14 million Santa Barbara mansion having stepped back from … Read more
Activist Nimco Ali OBE who is close friends with Carrie Symonds has hailed Boris Johnson a ‘true feminist’ – and claims she is trolled on social media for her support of the prime minister. Yesterday Somalian-born Nimco, who came to Britain as a four-year-old refugee, was appointed the new Independent Adviser For Tackling Violence Against Women … Read more
Man fathered by police spy wins payout: Scotland Yard agrees substantial compensation over undercover officer who had an affair with animal rights activist he was monitoring in the 1980s Bob Lambert posed as a radical to infiltrate animal rights groups in the 1980s He began a long-term relationship with ‘Jacqui’ and fathered a son known … Read more
Rebel has added actors Kevin Zegers and Sam Palladio to its cast, as the actors will join Katey Sagal on the TV show based on famed legal activist Erin Brockovich. The castings come as ABC has issued a straight-to-series order for Rebel, based on the legal advocacy career of Erin Brockovich, who was portrayed by … Read more
A pimp turned activist who once vowed to ‘go to war’ with Seattle is being paid $150,000 by the city to work as a ‘street czar’ and come up with ‘alternatives to policing’ because he said he can talk to ‘gang members, pimps and prostitutes who won’t sit down with anybody else’. Andrè Taylor, who … Read more
Actress and ‘Defund the police’ activist Alyssa Milano was quick to call cops when she believed an armed gunman was on her Bell Canyon property on Sunday morning. The 47-year-old lives in an 8,000 square foot, $2.5 million home in the upscale gated community that sits just 20 minutes north of Los Angeles The call … Read more