Former Spice Girl Mel B is among dozens of Black Britons urging Parliament to update the country’s equality laws and prohibit Afro hair discrimination.

In a letter to lawmakers Tuesday, campaigners — including Mel B, singer Beverley Knight and lawmaker Paulette Hamilton — called for the U.K. to introduce a law to recognize Afro hair as a protected characteristic.

“For too long, people with Afro hair have experienced unjust treatment in U.K. society, and the current law is not direct enough to govern businesses, schools and the public to prevent serious harm,” read the open letter, released ahead of World Afro Day on Sunday.

“The omission of hair as a protected characteristic from the law has facilitated everyday discrimination and the normalization of Afro hair as inferior in every sphere of life,” it said.

Mel B wrote that her “big wild curly hair” drew unwanted attention for her as a child and as a pop star.

“The very first video shoot I did as a Spice Girl for ‘Wannabe,’ the stylists took one look at my hair and told me it had to be straightened,” she said. “My big hair didn’t fit the pop star mold.”

She said she stood her ground and did not change her hair, and women still tell her how the music video inspired them to stop straightening their hair.

Grohl fathers child outside marriage: Dave Grohl says he recently fathered a daughter outside his 21-year marriage to Jordyn Blum, with whom he has three older daughters.

“I’ve recently become the father of a new baby daughter, born outside of my marriage. I plan to be a loving and supportive parent to her,” the Foo Fighters frontman said Tuesday in an Instagram post. “I love my wife and my children, and I am doing everything I can to regain their trust and earn their forgiveness. We’re grateful for your consideration toward all the children involved, as we move forward together.”

Grohl, 55, did not share any other details about the baby or her mother.

Jonas, Turner officially divorced: A Florida judge has declared Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner divorced and single, signing off on a confidential agreement reached between the two.

A Miami-Dade County judge approved the agreement Friday, one year after the Jonas Brothers singer, 35, filed to divorce the “Game of Thrones” actor, 28, and five years after they were married.

The split brought a quiet and relatively quick end to a divorce that briefly became acrimonious and looked headed for a long, ugly custody fight.

Musician Flowers dies: Bass guitarist Herbie Flowers, who played with David Bowie, Elton John, Lou Reed and other music legends in a decadeslong career, has died at 86.

The musician’s family confirmed his death Saturday on Facebook.

Flowers won acclaim for his work with many of the biggest names in U.K. music in the 1970s, giving Reed’s “Walk on The Wild Side” its recognizable twinned bassline.

Sept. 12 birthdays: Actor Linda Gray is 84. Actor Joe Pantoliano is 73. Musician Gerry Beckley is 72. Actor Rachel Ward is 67. Singer Ben Folds is 58. Singer Jennifer Nettles is 50. Rapper 2 Chainz is 47. Actor Ben McKenzie is 46. Singer Jennifer Hudson is 43. Actor Emmy Rossum is 38. Singer Kelsea Ballerini is 31.