A boy kept kicking a Black girl’s seat on a plane. When a flight attendant intervened, his mother blamed the girl—and what the airline did next stunned everyone.
The flight was supposed to be quiet and routine. American Airlines Flight 237 began boarding on a calm Thursday afternoon. Passengers filed in with the usual mix of tired smiles, overhead bags, and polite small talk. In seat 14C sat Aisha Carter, a 29-year-old software engineer with a composed presence and an easy confidence, fresh…