Tag archives for Activist
BLACK HISTORY MONTH | INTERVIEW: Joshua Williams
Staff Reporter
October 25, 2020
Proud Brummie Joshua Williams is a journalist, broadcaster, presenter and ambassador for several high-profile community initiatives and corporate brands. He’s also been crowned Mr Birmingham, is an avid fundraising fashionista, a…
EXCLUSIVE: Muslim who led Birmingham Pride parade “assaulted” and ejected by SIX security guards during event
Staff Reporter
May 28, 2019
A prominent LGBT Muslim campaigner who co-led this weekend's Birmingham Pride parade alongside Parkfield School teacher Andrew Moffat and fellow Muslim activists was kicked out of the main event by…
Birmingham blue plaque unveiled to commemorate civil rights activist Ida B. Wells
Staff Reporter
February 14, 2019
A memorial plaque has been unveiled at an Edgbaston community centre in Birmingham to commemorate a heroic civil rights activist who opposed lynching of black people. Seen as one of the…
Birmingham guerrilla artist hijacks city billboard with Syria protest message
Rangzeb Hussain
April 18, 2018
Billboards are used to sell everything from washing powder to swimsuits, from cigarettes to whiskey, from films to games, all that and more, much more. Peace, on the other hand,…
Here’s 6 photos of Owen Jones like you’ve never seen him before (Oh, those MySpace pics!)
Staff Reporter
February 2, 2018
Owen Jones. 33. Northerner. Author. Journalist. possibly. So maybe not a vampire but hard to say considering the guy never appears to age. He begs to differ. (more…)
Birmingham protester Saffiyah Khan makes Stylist’s ‘Women of the Year’
Staff Reporter
December 21, 2017
Birmingham activist Saffiyah Khan, who was propelled to international recognition after standing up to an EDL thug earlier this year, has been named of one of Stylist magazine's Women of the…
General Election 2017: Brummie activist Salma Yaqoob to stand in Bradford West
Staff Reporter
May 11, 2017
Former Birmingham city councillor Salma Yaqoob is standing as a candidate in Bradford West in the upcoming general election, she has announced. Salma, a political activist and qualified psychotherapist, has thrown…
15 moving photographs of Muhammad Ali in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
June 5, 2016
Muhammad Ali has made several visits to Birmingham, England, over the decades, in the 80s and 90s. He visited the city and met with fans, bringing them hope, joy and…
BLOG | Being brave during Birmingham Pride
Staff Reporter
June 1, 2016
Swingerella, alter ago of Birmingham mother-of-two Andrea Smith, attended Pride after reportedly being driven out of India (Photograph: Adam Yosef) Birmingham Pride 2016. In truth I was supposed to be…
COMPETITION: See Ben Harper at Symphony Hall!
Staff Reporter
March 27, 2014
Musician Ben Harper will be performing at the Symphony Hall in Birmingham in April. (Photo: Jay Blakesberg) Musician, artist, and activist Ben Harper will be heading to Birmingham Symphony Hall…