UMsunguli we-Blaque T'Nisha Symone Uyila indawo yokuLungela iNdawo enye kuLuntu oluMnyama

Umxholo

• Ndiziva "ndiphakanyisiwe" kwasekuqaleni
• Ukufumana ukufaneleka
• Ukusuka kuMqeqeshi ukuya kuSomashishini
• Ukuqonda iBlaque
• Ubungakanani beBlaque
• Ungazibandakanya njani kwiinzame kunye nenkxaso uBlaque
• Uphengululo lwe

Uzalelwe kwaye wakhulela eJamaica, eQueens, u-T'Nisha Symone oneminyaka engama-26 ukwiphulo lokudala utshintsho kwishishini lokomelela komzimba. Ungumsunguli we-Blaque, uphawu olutsha noovulindlela kwisiXeko saseNew York esenzelwe ngenjongo yokunceda abantu abaMnyama baphumelele ngokuba sempilweni nokuba sempilweni. Ngelixa i-COVID-19 imise okwethutyana ekuvuleni indawo ebonakalayo, uBlaque sele esenza amaza.

Funda indlela uhambo lobomi lukaSymone olwamkhokelela ngayo kweli nqanaba, ukubaluleka kokwenza indawo ezinikeleyo kuluntu oluMnyama ngokomelela, kunye nendlela onokunceda ngayo ukuxhasa isizathu sakhe sokutshintsha.

Ndiziva "ndiphakanyisiwe" kwasekuqaleni

"Kuba ndikhulele kwisikolo esingahluphekanga, ndiye ndabona ndisemncinci ukuba, ukuba ndifuna ukufikelela kwiinkonzo ezikumgangatho ophezulu, ezifana nezikolo ezingcono, kufuneka ndiphume ndiye kubumelwane bam abaMnyama. Ndinesikolo esingaphumeleliyo esikolweni, ikakhulu ngenxa yokunqongophala kwemali Ndaye ndakwazi ukuya esikolweni ngaphandle kwendawo endihlala kuyo, kodwa oko kwakuthetha ukuba ndandingomnye wabantwana abaNtsundu ababini kwisikolo sam sokuqala.

Xa ndandineminyaka emi-6 ubudala, ndandiza kubiza ikhaya ligule yonke imihla. Kwakukho amaxesha acacileyo xa abantwana endifunda nabo babethetha ngokuthe ngqo izinto ezinje, 'Andidlali nabantwana abaNtsundu,' kwaye xa uneminyaka emi-6 ubudala, oko kuthetha ukuba. yonke into. Abantwana nabo babehlala bendibuza izinto ezingaqhelekanga malunga neenwele zam nolusu lwam. Ndicinga ukuba into eyenzekayo kum kukuba yayiyinxalenye yobomi bam kangangokuba ndayeka ukuyibona njengento engaqhelekanga. Leyo yindlela endahamba ngayo ebomini. Ndiziva ndonwabile xa ndihamba kwiindawo ezimhlophe kwaye ndihlaselwa. "(Inxulumene: Ubuhlanga buyichaphazela njani impilo yakho yengqondo)

Ukufumana ukufaneleka

"Ndikhule ndidanisa kwaye ndiqeqeshelwa umdaniso we-ballet kunye nomdaniso wale mihla kunye nowexesha langoku, kwaye umdla wam wokomelela ngokwenene waqala ngolu hlobo lokuzama ukulingana nohlobo oluthile lomzimba. Bendisoloko ndityebile kwaye ndijikajika kwaye xa ndigqiba iminyaka eyi-15, umzimba wam. Ndaziqeqesha i-ballet kunye ne-Contemporary iiyure ngosuku, emva koko ndibuyele ekhaya ndenze i-Pilates kunye ne-gym. Kwakukho into eninzi eyayingenampilo malunga nokucinga kunye nomnqweno wokuzama ukuleqa olu hlobo lomzimba lufanelekileyo.Ndinabo ootitshala bathi kum, 'wow umhle kakhulu, uhlobo lomzimba wakho luyinto nje enzima ukusebenza nayo. ' Ndandimelwe yimeko yokuba ndingabinangqondo ngaloo nto, kodwa endaweni yoko, ndafaka ngaphakathi into yokuba kukho into engalunganga ngomzimba wam kwaye kufuneka ndenze into ngayo.

Ukuya kwam ekholejini, ndafunda ukwenza inzululwazi ngenjongo yokuba ngumzimba womzimba. Bendihlala ndinomdla kakhulu kumzimba kunye nentshukumo kwaye ngenene ekuphuculeni ubomi. Ngaphandle kokuba bekukho icala elingaveli kweyona ndawo intle, bendikuthanda ngokwenene ukomelela kwinto yokuba indenze ndaziva ndilungile. Kwakukho isibonelelo esibonakalayo endasixabisa ngokwenene. Ndiqale ukufundisa iiklasi zokuqina komzimba kwaye ekugqibeleni ndaye ndagqiba kwelokuba ndifuna ukusebenza kwishishini lokomelela endaweni yokulandela ikhondo lomsebenzi wobugqirha.

Ukususela kwasekuqaleni, bendisazi ukuba ekugqibeleni ndifuna ukuqala into ngokwam. Engqondweni yam, yayiyinto eyayiza kuchaphazela uluntu lwam. Kum, uluntu luthetha ngobumelwane bam, kwaye ndicinga ukuba oko ekugqibeleni kwavela kumava am angaphambili okuziva ngathi ndihlala ndishiya indawo yam ukuze ndifikelele kwiinkonzo ezisemgangathweni. Bendifuna ukuzisa iinkonzo ezikumgangatho ophezulu kwindawo endihlala kuyo abaMnyama. "

Ukusuka kuMqeqeshi ukuya kuSomashishini

"Kwiminyaka engama-22, Ndiqale ukusebenza kwindawo enkulu yokuzivocavoca, indawo yam yokuqala ngokusisigxina, kwaye kwaoko ndaqaphela izinto ezandenza andakhululeka. Kodwa ukungonwabi kwam kwakungeyonto intsha kuba ndandisele ndiqhele ukuba ndedwa umntu oNtsundu esithubeni. Uninzi lwabathengi bam lwaluneminyaka ephakathi, isityebi singamadoda amhlophe. Kwafuneka ndenze izinto ezininzi kwaye ndizama ukungena kwezo ndawo kuba amandla am okwenza imali ayexhomekeke ngokupheleleyo kwinto ababeyicinga ngam.

Iingqondo ezifanayo kunye nemizabalazo endandinayo malunga nohlobo lomzimba wam zazisekhona kuba, ngelo xesha, Ndisebenza kule ndawo imhlophe kakhulu, apho bendihlala ndingomnye wabambalwa, ukuba bakho, ngabafazi abaMnyama. Kuyo yonke indawo endandijonga kuyo kwakukho imifanekiso yabasetyhini abancinci, abamhlophe abadunyiswayo njengobuhle bokulunga komzimba. Ndandinomdlalo kwaye ndomelele, kodwa andiziva ngathi ndimelwe. Ndandiwazi kakhulu umzimba wam kunye neendlela endandihluke ngayo kwizinto ezininzi zabathengi bam abanqwenela ukuba yiyo okanye zithathwa njengento efanelekileyo. Yayiyinyani le ingathethwanga phakathi kwethu.

Abathengi bam babuthembile ubukrelekrele bam kunye nobuchule bam njengomqeqeshi, kodwa banqwenela ukujongeka njengomfazi kwiintengiso, hayi mna. Kungenxa yokuba, njengam, bakholelwa umbono oqhelekileyo wokuba sempilweni oshumayela ngobuhle obuthile obamkelekileyo nobuhle-kwaye kumava am, ukuba ubuhle buhlala bunqabile kwaye bumhlophe.

UT’Nisha Symone, umseki weBlaque

Ndaziva ndinoxinzelelo oluninzi, kwaye ndandihlala ndifumana i-microaggressions kodwa ndandingasoloko ndinamandla okanye indawo yokuthetha ngayo. Kwaye, inyani, ndaphantse andafuna ukuyamkela kuba ndiye ndayiqonda into yokuba ukuyivuma kuya kundithintela ekuqhubeleni phambili. Ndihlala ndiziva ngathi ndikwindawo apho kufuneka 'ndidlale umdlalo' ukuze ndiphumelele, endaweni yokuba ndazi ngakumbi (kwaye ndenze abanye babone) ukuba yayiyingxaki kangakanani le mveliso. "

Ukuqonda iBlaque

"Ndade ndalichaza elikaBlaque, ngoFebruwari ka-2019, apho lindinyanzele ukuba ndiphinde ndijonge amava am ndiwavulile amehlo. Ndiqonde ukuba andizokwazi ukuthetha inyani malunga nento ngaphandle kokuba Ngalo mzuzu ndandinombono wokudala uBlaque, ndikhumbula ndicinga, 'kungaba kuhle kakhulu ukuba besinendawo esinokufikelela kuyo kwizinto esizidinga kwigumbi lokutshixa—izinto ezifana nezi. ibhotolo yeshea kunye neoyile yekhokhonathi nazo zonke ezi zinto.' Ndisebenze kule ndawo yokuzivocavoca phantse iminyaka emi-5, kwaye bendihlala ndizisa eyam ishampu, isilungisi sam, iimveliso zam zolusu kuba iimveliso abaziphetheyo ejimini azizifezekisi iimfuno zam njengoMnyama Amalungu ebebhatala amakhulukhulu eedola ngenyanga ukubakho kweli ziko.Kwakukho iingcinga ezininzi ezazibekwa kubathengi ababasebenzelayo, kwaye kwacaca ukuba bebengacingi ngabantu abaNtsundu xa besenza esi sithuba.

Nangona ezi ziganeko zandityhala, umnqweno wam wokudala iBlaque yavela kwisidingo sokunceda abathengi bam kwindawo endihlala kuyo abaMnyama. Olu ibiluhambo olucokisekileyo nolunzulu kuba njengoko bendiqala ukwenza umsebenzi wokuqonda ukuba kutheni ukwenza iBlaque bekuyimfuneko, ndiye ndayiqonda indlela ebenemigangatho emininzi ngayo kwaye ibinkulu kangakanani kunokuba bendicinga njalo. Njengomfazi oMnyama, bendingazi ukuba ndingaya phi ndithi, 'wow, le ndawo indenza ndizive ngathi bandibona ndifanelekile.' Bendicinga ukuba lixesha lokuba ndenze indawo yokuzivavanya apho abantu abaMnyama banokuhamba beziva ngaloo ndlela. "

Ubungakanani beBlaque

"Njengokuba ixesha lihamba, ndiye ndabona ukuba ishishini lokuqina komzimba liyinxalenye yengxaki ngeendlela ezininzi. Indlela esebenza ngayo iyayandisa imiba yobuhlanga kunye nokungabikho kokumelwa. Nawuphi na umntu okwishishini lokomelela komzimba onomdla wokunceda abantu - kuba yile siphela, sinceda abantu ukuba baphile ubomi obukumgangatho ophezulu, ubomi obufanelekileyo - kuya kufuneka ukuba sivume ukuba, njengeshishini, sinceda kuphela. abantu abathile phila ubomi obuphezulu. Ukuba inkxalabo yakho inceda wonke umntu, ngoko ubuya kuba ucinga ngaye wonke umntu xa usenza ezi zithuba - kwaye andizange ndifumanise ukuba yinyani leyo kwishishini lokomelela.

Yiyo loo nto ndigqibe ekubeni ndiyile iBlaque, indawo yentshukumo eyenzelwe ngokukodwa ukunceda abantu abaNtsundu. Intliziyo yonke kunye nenjongo kaBlaque kukudiliza le miqobo eye yahlula uluntu oluMnyama kwimpilo.

Asenzi kuphela imeko-bume ebonakalayo kodwa sikwindawo yedijithali apho abantu abaMnyama baziva behloniphekile kwaye bamkelekile. Yonke into yenziwe ngabantu abaNtsundu engqondweni; ukusuka kwimifanekiso esiyibonisayo Ngubani obona abantu xa bengena kwiinqobo kunye neendlela zokuziphatha. Sifuna abantu abamnyama bazive besekhaya. Wonke umntu wamkelekile, ayenzelwanga abantu abaNtsundu kuphela; kodwa ke, injongo yethu kukusebenzela abantu abaNtsundu ngokugqwesileyo.

Ngoku, njengoluntu, sifumana unxunguphalo oluhlangeneyo malunga nayo yonke into eyenzekayo ngentshukumo yeBlack Lives Matter kunye ne-COVID etshabalalisa uluntu lwethu. Ukukhanya kwayo yonke loo nto, isidingo sendawo yokuba sempilweni nokuba sempilweni siyaphakanyiswa. Sifumana iileya zomonzakalo, kwaye kukho iziphumo zokwenyani kwi-physiology kunye namajoni ethu omzimba anokuthi abe nefuthe elibi ngakumbi kuluntu lwethu. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuba sizibonakalise ngoku ngesona sikhundla siphezulu sinokuthi singakwazi. "

Ungazibandakanya njani kwiinzame kunye nenkxaso uBlaque

“Sithetha nje sinephulo lokuxhasa abantu ngezimali nge-iFundWomen, iqonga elixhobisa abasetyhini ngezixhobo zokukhulisa imali kumashishini abo, sifuna uluntu lwethu luxhotyiswe ngokuba yinxalenye yohambo lwethu nebali lethu. kukukhulisa i-100, 000 yeedola.Nangona ayisiyonto intle le, siyakholelwa ukuba singafikelela kule njongo, kwaye iyakuthetha lukhulu malunga nento esinokuyenza xa sihlangana kunye njengabahlali.Lithuba likwalabantu abangengabo Mnyama kodwa bafuna ukulungisa eminye yale micimbi ngendlela ebonakalayo.Le yindlela yokwenyani yokwenza igalelo kwisisombululo ngqo kwingxaki enkulu.Iimali zeli phulo ziya ngqo kwiminyhadala yethu yangaphandle, idigital yethu iqonga, kunye nendawo yethu yokuqala ebonakalayo kwisiXeko saseNew York.

Sikwishishini eliphose ngokwenene ukuzibonakalisa kubantu abaNtsundu, kwaye eli lixesha apho sinokuyitshintsha loo nto. Ayichaphazeli nje ukomelela; ichaphazela zonke iinkalo zobomi babantu. Silwela amalungelo oluntu asisiseko ngalo mzuzu kwaye kuba kudala sikwenza oko, asisoloko sinethuba lokugxila kwizinto ezisivumela ukuba siphile kakuhle. Yiyo loo nto kubalulekile ukudala indawo yokunethezeka nabantu abaNtsundu kweli ziko. "

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