Black activist Ngozi Fulani on her racist treatment at Buckingham Palace | 5 News

► Ngozi Fulani, Sistah Space campaigner, was repeatedly asked where she, quote, "really came from" by Lady Susan Hussey, the late Queen's lady in waiting at a Buckingham Palace reception earlier this week.

She talks to 5News about her experiences.

► About 5 News: We bring you the stories that matter to you, from around the world and across the UK.

🎥 We post daily playlists with the biggest news of the day, interviews, special reports and investigations.

📺 Catch us on TV on Channel 5 every weekday 5-6pm

📱 Get in touch with us on WhatsApp at [phone]

Our flagship, hour-long programme at 5pm is watched on Channel 5 by up to a million viewers, with regular news updates throughout the day.

ITN changed the TV news landscape when it launched 5 News in 1997, producing Five News for nine years before winning the contract to supply news to Channel 5 again from 2012.

[geetshosein]

She is a liar and it was a set up shame on this woman hurting an innocent old woman

[daveberry]

Ngozi Fulani This woman is herself being appallingly racist Her real name is Marleen Headley, British born to West Indian parents she has changed her name for some reason . misappropriating traditional West African costume purely in order to further her agenda to line her pockets. she talks of having dread locks, is she a Rasta, no as she wears make up, something Jamaican Rasta women do not do, why was she wearing sharks teeth . i am sure the full truth will come out about this woman and her charity that is only for black folk,

[Babesinthewood]

I’m disgusted at how Fulani baited Lady H for her own agenda. Evil.

[bigbad]

OMG! How will she ever get over the trauma of being asked where she's from? The audacity to ask such a vile question.

[SL-qgzt]

So you wear African garb….. she asks you where in Africa are you from… she asks it numerous times because you never answer it once…. “I’m from London, I’m British. But proud of my African heritage” conversation would’ve moved on…. What’s wrong with that

[pauc]

What complete nonsense, this wasn't a racist question. It was genuine interest in this woman's background. It is a question that could be put to anyone of us. This woman just wants to be a victim and is using this as the excuse she has been looking for. In the meanwhile she runs a racist organisation that is only aimed at one ethnic type instead of being inclusive of all ethnic backgrounds.

[br]

Why is not being mentioned that Ngozi Fulani (not her real name) was wearing a traditional African dress and is a friend of Meghan Markle, this woman has criticised the royal family in her page numerous times, why did she go there? there is no doubt that she caused the incident on purpose and thats why she attended the Palace which interestingly enough adds to MM claims that the RF are racists. THis woman runs a black women only NGO in a multicultural country but excludes all other races?? but that is not racist . She was no doubt aiding the cause of Harry and Meghan so please lets be rational h

[AH-hzxc]

There is no way this can be confirmed as racist. Facts: no racist joke was made, no racist terminology was used. It is purely Fulanis perception and individual sensitivity.

[wharf]

She's wearing full-on African regalia then is shocked and dismayed to be asked where she's from.

[beckymurray]

I’ve come to the conclusion that she went to the palace hoping to bait Camilla, and when she found she couldn’t she took what she could.
Interesting that in her traumatised state she could remember that exchange verbatim …

[cw]

I have absolutely no problem telling someone "where im from" when im asked... why is it racist?
Im not offended by it or ashamed. The exact opposite actually, im proud of my heritage
Asking me about will in no way offend me and the last thing id project onto to someone else is racism simply for asking

[angelrosa]

So now she has her 15 min of fame time to move on

[chinglao]

This reminds me of when I was in a cab (in London) and the Nigerian driver quickly asked me, based on my accent, if I was from France or Italy. I just laughed, took it as a compliment that my accent must sound exotic, and told him I was brought up in London all my life. We had a laugh and a joke about it and went on to the next topic.

Judging from this debacle, should I have been offended?

Anyway, where can we find her gofundme campaign?

[markthoughtswithukrainemas]

THIS women has a big chip on her shoulder and she will always be like this, she comes across as racist herself .. .. it was a very valid question what was asked ....

[grahamtaylor]

A simple conversation about which part of the world is your ancestry are from and it's dragged out as this BS.

[porkynnda]

we only have her word about what happened if indeed it happened the way she said.

[marshjacqueline]

Totally blown out of proportion, nasty set up and channel 5 should not have given her air time.

[shanbenotsanglao]

Every sane person would think this as a set up.... and btw why these news channels are reporting on this kind of nonsense??

[nirmalyabanerjee]

If you are proudly wearing a traditional African dress then be proud to talk about your heritage. I can't imagine this girl didn't understand the question. You are not an ethnic British. So this is a very common question and hundred of people must have asked her that question. She just needed the spotlight on her and grabbed the opportunity with both hands.

[jbapples]

Her parents are from Barbados. She could have just said that.

She changed her name (Marlene Headley) to an Africa name (probably to encourage situations like this) and is a professional victim.