Isikhathi sethu somlando wamanje sidinga ukucatshangelwa kabusha ngendlela esibhekana ngayo nokulimala okuhlukahlukene. Amandla okubusa njengamanje asezandleni zokuphatha ezimelene ngokusobala nalabo ababenganakwa kakhulu emphakathini wethu (abantu abamnyama, aboMdabu, abampofu, abantu be-LGBTQ, imiphakathi yabokufika nokunye). Nakuba sizivikela ekushayweni kwabo okungaguquki navamile, kufanele futhi silwele umbono wezwe esifuna ukuhlala kulo. Kithina, lelo yizwe lapho abantu abafana noTiffany Rusher, owaqala isigwebo seminyaka emihlanu e-Logan Correctional Centre e-Broadwell Township, e-Illinois, ngo-2013, ngo-XNUMX, bengahlushwa kuze kube sekufeni egameni โlokuphepha.โ Umbono wethu ugcizelela ekuqedweni kwesakhiwo sezimboni zasejele njengensika ebalulekile yokwakhiwa komphakathi omusha.
Eboshelwe amacala ahlobene nomsebenzi wocansi, u-Tiffany Rusher wagcina evalelwe yedwa ngenxa yokubambana kanzima nomunye walabo ayeboshwe nabo. Ngesikhathi evalelwe yedwa, impilo yengqondo kaRusher yaqala ukuwohloka, kwaqala umjikelezo wokuzilimaza. Ngemva kochungechunge lwemizamo yokuzibulala kanye nezikhathi zokuvalelwa wedwa, uRusher wafakwa โewashini lenhlekeleleโ isikhathi esiyizinyanga eziyisishiyagalombili. Ngokommeli kaRusher, u-Alan Mills, ukuba โkwiwashi lenhlekeleleโ kwakusho ukukhunyuliswa zonke izingubo nezinto onazo, futhi wafakwa esitokisini esingenalutho โnentuthu yokuzibulalaโ kuphela (ucezu olulodwa lwenayiloni oluwugqinsi olulukiwe, oluqine kakhulu ukuba lungagoqwa, enezimbobo zekhanda nezingalo). Ngalesi sikhathi, i-Rusher yayigadwe ngodonga lwe-plexiglass, izibani zikhanya, amahora angu-24 ngosuku. Kunokuba athole ukunakekelwa kwezempilo yengqondo, uRusher wagcinwa enqunu, ngaphandle kwegwayi lakhe eliqinile, esitokisini esingenalutho. Wanikezwa iziqondiso eziqinile, ezilulaza ubuntu bakhe mayelana nendlela yokuzisula nokulawula inhlanzeko yokuya esikhathini, okwakuhlanganisa nemfuneko yokuba izandla zakhe zibonakale kunogada omgadile ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ukuze afunde, uRusher kwadingeka anxenxe unogada wejele ukuba abambe incwadi evuliwe engilazini yesitokisi sakhe, futhi avule ikhasi ngalinye lapho eqeda ukuyifunda.
Njengoba isikhathi sihamba, uRusher wabuza ummeli wakhe: Ubani osesimweni sakhe ongeke afune ukuzibulala?
Ekupheleni kwesigwebo sakhe, uRusher wagcina edluliselwe esikhungweni sabagula ngengqondo. U-Rusher, owadalula kodokotela bakhe ukuthi uke wahlukunyezwa ngokocansi kwezingane, uthole inqwaba yokuxilonga phakathi neminyaka edlule, okuhlanganisa ne-schizoaffective disorder, kodwa noma kunjalo wenze intuthuko enkulu ngenkathi eselashwa. Nokho, ezinyangeni eziyisishiyagalombili ekunakekelweni kwakhe esigulini, uRusher waxabana nesinye isiguli. Kunokuba aphathe lesi siqephu njengophawu lwezinkinga zakhe zempilo yengqondo, wabuyiselwa ejele, lapho umjikelezo wodlame lwe-carceral waqhubeka.
Ijele laseSangamon County libuyisele uRusher esitokisini yedwa, lapho ahlala khona izinyanga ezintathu ngaphambi kokuba atholakale engaphenduli nethawula eliklebhukile entanyeni yakhe. URusher washona ngemuva kwezinsuku eziyi-12 ngesikhathi isibhedlela simkhipha esikhungweni sezempilo. Ngokwamazwi ommeli kaRusher, u-Alan Mills, โBaqale bamhlukumeza, base bembulala.โ
Ngesikhathi eshona, uTiffany Rusher wayeneminyaka engu-27 ubudala.
Ngokudabukisayo, lokho uRusher akukhuthazelela kwakungeyona into engavamile. Uhlelo lwamajele ase-US luklanyelwe ukuchoboza abantu abafana no-Tiffany Rusher nsuku zonke, nengxenye encane kuphela yomphakathi esebenza kanzima ukusiza iziboshwa ukuba zizisindise ekuboshweni ngaphansi. Odabeni lukaRusher, abameli kanye nabasebenzi base-Uptown People's Law Centre, eChicago, babengabavikeli bakhe, kodwa ekugcineni, amanxeba enziwa uhlelo ayejulile kakhulu, futhi umjikelezo wodlame lwe-carceral wawuvele ugxile kakhulu ukuthi ungaphazanyiswa. U-Rusher, manje oseyizibalo emhlabeni jikelele kanye nenkantolo efaka isicelo kulabo abameli bakhe abazolandisa ngokufa kwakhe, wenqatshelwe noma yikuphi ukuqashelwa kobuntu bakhe ngenkathi eboshiwe. Kodwa uRusher wayengeyona inombolo. Wayengumuntu, futhi ukubuyisela ukuqwashisa kwethu ubuntu beziboshwa kuyisinyathelo esibalulekile sokulungisa umonakalo wokuboshwa kwabantu abaningi.
Ngemuva kokushona kukaRusher, unina, uKelli Andrews, esitatimendeni uthe, โUTiffany ubengumphefumulo omuhle onethemba ngekusasa lakhe. Wayekubheke ngabomvu ukubuyela ekhaya ukuze abe nomndeni wakhe. Simkhumbula nsuku zonke.โ
Njengababhubhisi basejele, abagqugquzeli basemazingeni aphansi kanye nabasebenzi be ubulungiswa obuguqulayo, umbono wethu ka-2018 owokuqwashisa ngeso elicacile kanye nengxoxo yezinto ezesabekayo zesistimu yamajele - kanye nesenzo esifunwa ukuqwashisa. Njengomphakathi, kade sakufulathela noma yikuphi ukukhathazeka komphakathi okusixakile. Noma ngabe yimpi, ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu noma indawo yezimboni yasejele, abantu baseMelika babekwe esimweni sokubheka kude nokulimala okukhulu. Iminyaka eminingi yalo mkhuba manje isishiye sinezimpi ezingapheli, izilwandle ezifayo kanye nezigidi zabantu ezigqilazweni namaphoyisa acindezelayo. Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi sihlole ngokucophelela, ngokungaguquki ukuthi umphakathi wethu wenzeni, nokuthi sesiyini. Sekuyisikhathi sokucabanga nokwenza ezinye izindlela ezihambisana nezimo zesihogo umphakathi wethu ozilethe ukuba zibe khona.
Inkohliso Yombono Omusha
Abaphikisi abakhuluma ngokungagwegwesi bokuqeda inkimbinkimbi yezimboni zamajele ngokuvamile baveza abaqedi bezimali njengezifundiswa ezingasebenzi kwezombusazwe eziveza imibono engenakwenzeka. Akukho kulokhu obekungaba kude neqiniso. Abolitionists bavela kuzo zonke izizinda, futhi iningi lisebenza kwezombusazwe. Kusukela ekuguqulweni kwebheyili kuya ekungeneleleni okhethweni kwamasu nokusizana, abaqeqetshi bamajele basebenza ngokuqhubekayo emiphakathini yethu, basebenzisa amaqhinga okunciphisa ukulimala, ukunxenxa nokuphikisana nomthetho, bevikela amalungelo eziboshwa ngokubambisana nalabo abazihlelayo ngaphakathi futhi bayasebenza. ukudlulisa umbono woguquko emphakathini. Njengohlaka lwezepolitiki, ukuqedwa sekuzuze isisekelo esibalulekile eminyakeni yamuva nje, ngamaqembu afana neNational Lawyers Guild amukela ifilosofi emsebenzini wawo. Inani elikhulayo labagqugquzeli bokuqeda nya emazingeni aphansi baye bahlanganisa imikhankaso eyaziwa kuzwelonke njenge #ByeAnita umzamo eChicago, okwasiza ekukhipheni ngempumelelo owayenguMmeli Wombuso u-Anita Alvarez esikhundleni. Abagqugquzeli be-Abolitionist baphinde basiza ekuholeni imizamo yokuthola izinxephezelo kwabasinde ekuhlukunyezweni okwenzeka ngaphansi komkhuzi wamaphoyisa owayenedumela elibi uJon Burge eChicago - idolobha osekuyiminyaka engamashumi amabili edlule, libe yisizinda sokuhlela ababhubhisi. Ukuqedwa kuyisu elihle lokuhlela.
Kodwa-ke, lapho sikhuluma ngokuqedwa kwesakhiwo sezimboni zasejele, abaningi basabela sengathi lo mbono uhlukile futhi awucabangeki - njengokungathi, kubo, amajele, amaphoyisa kanye nokugadwa kuyingxenye yohlelo lwemvelo olungenakuhlehliswa. Eqinisweni, uhlelo lwamajele aluzange lubone ukwanda okukhulu kwesibalo sabantu kwaze kwaba ngawo-1980, lapho ukuchithwa kwezimboni kudala isidingo sokuthi umnotho wasejele uthathe indawo yemisebenzi elahlekile, kanye nokuhlehla ngokumelene ne-Civil Rights Movement kanye nezinye izinzuzo zezenhlalakahle zabantu abaNsundu kwakhuthaza imizamo yokuqinisa. ukulawula komphakathi.
Njengomphakathi, sifundiswe ukwamukela ukulawulwa komphakathi, okuvame ukuphoqelelwa abantu abaphethe izibhamu, ngoba sifundiswe ukwesaba omunye nomunye, nokuvumelana neziphathimandla. Siphila esikweni elibungaza ukwenziwa kobugebengu, amaphoyisa namajele. Amaphoyisa ahlukumezayo, ahlukumezayo aba abalingisi bethelevishini abanozwela abanokulimala umphakathi ongakuqonda noma ngisho ukuzwelana nakho. Kodwa lapho isakhamuzi senze umonakalo omkhulu, induduzo yesizwe esifundiswa ukuyifuna iwukuyibona ihlupheka. Kumele ziphonswe ekhejini, bese ziphonswa, kubhekwe ubulungiswa ukuthi benziwe, futhi sonke singaqhubeka nempilo yethu ngaphandle kokubuza imibuzo enjengokuthi: Kungani lokhu kwenzeka? Kungani kuqhubeka kwenzeka? Futhi ingabe kukhona esingakushintsha okungenza le nhlekelele ingacabangeki kwasekuqaleni?
Njenganoma iyiphi inkampani eyakhiwe ngenxa yesidingo, amajele ayaziqhubezela, futhi lokho kudinga ukugcinwa kwezimo ezikhuthaza ubugebengu. Kusukela ngo-1978 kuya ku-2014, inani labantu basejele lase-US lenyuka 408 amaphesenti, ikakhulukazi egcwalisa amakheji ayo ngalabo abenqatshelwe ukufinyelela imfundo, ukuqashwa kanye nezinkonzo zabantu. Cishe amaphesenti angu-70 eziboshwa eCalifornia ziyintsha ekhuliswa yizingane okungeyona eyakhe. Futhi uma kubhekwa ukuthi isistimu empeleni ihloselwe ukuphindaphindiwe, akunakuphikiswana ngokuthi uhlelo lwamajele lusekela ukuphepha komphakathi noma okuhle komphakathi. Ukwehluleka kwethu ukwakha isiko lokunakekela elikhulisa ukukhula komuntu kanye namandla, kunokuba kugqugquzele ukudangala, kuqinisekisa ukuthi "izigebengu" eziningi zizokwakhiwa, futhi kamuva zijeziswe, ukuze kuzuze kakhulu labo abazuza ezimbonini ezihlobene nokuboshwa. Ijele limane liyindlela embi nengasebenzi kahle yokubhekana nodlame nobugebengu.
Eshaya izandla Eboshiwe
Ngisho nalabo abavumayo ukuthi ukuboshwa kwabantu abaningi e-US kuyingozi futhi akulungile ngokuvamile bazizwa bephoqelekile ukuthi bashaye ihlombe lapho uhlelo lubamba othile ukulimala kwakhe kusinyanyisa. Ngesikhathi uMartin Shkreli, owayengumphathi we-hedge fund, egwetshwa iminyaka eyisikhombisa ngamacala okukhwabanisa, ama-memes kanye nokuhleka. U-Shkreli, owaduma kakhulu ekuhloleni amanani emithi, enyusa intengo yomuthi i-Daraprim isuka ku-$13.50 yaya ku-$750 iphilisi ngalinye, wake wabonakala โnjengendoda ezondwa kakhulu eMelika,โ okumenza iphosta eyingane ekahle yesifunda se-carceral. Kodwa njengemibono eminingi esivumela ukuthi sigweme amehlo ethu futhi singanaki isistimu enkulu, lo mbono ugcwele izimbobo. Okokuqala, uShkreli wayengajeziswa ngokuphoqelela iziguli ezinengculaza ukuba zikhokhe amakhulu ezinkulungwane zamaRandi ngonyaka ukuze bathole umuthi osindisa ukuphila, ngoba abantu abacebile bamane nje abajeziselwa ukusebenzisa ubunxiwankulu e-United States. Inqobo nje uma ukushintsha kwabo imali kubulala ngokwemithetho yemakethe yamahhala, ababoni inhlawulo. U-Shkreli wajeziswa ngokukhwabanisa kwezokuphepha. Ngamafuphi, wadlala iMonopoly nezicebi ezingcolile futhi wephula imithetho. Kodwa-ke, ngenxa yokuthi futhi walimaza abantu bansuku zonke, lo mzuzu uphakanyiswa njengomunye lapho uhlelo lusebenza khona, ngoba othile esizizwa edelelekile wayejeziswa.
Isistimu ngezikhathi ezithile izohlinzeka ngezinhlamvu ezinjalo, kodwa azihlanganisi nobulungiswa. Akukho zinguquko eziphoqelelwayo embonini yezemithi ngemuva kokulimala kukaSkreli, kanye nabaphathi abakhona. ukukhuphula amanani entengo ye-insulin kanye neminye imithi esindisa ukuphila ayibhekene nesikhathi sokuboshwa (uma lokhu kuwuphawu lwethu lobulungisa). Umkhuba womphakathi wethu โwobulungiswaโ awunandaba nokudala izimo ezinobulungiswa, futhi uhlelo lwethu lokujezisa alijezisi abanamandla ngokuchoboza labo abanamandla amancane. Abacebile ukuceba kuyilapho abanye bephansi phansi kuyingxenye yohlelo โolulungileโ lomphakathi wethu. Azikho izixazululo ezinikezwa uhlelo, kuphela ukuboniswa ngezikhathi ezithile kokuhlupheka noma ukufa komphakathi ukuze kwanelise uquqaba.
Uma kubhekwa lezi zimo, kufanele siqonde ukuthi, ngokushayela ihlombe udlame lwe-carceral, siphinde sishayele ihlombe ukwehluleka okusunguliwe nokushaqisayo engxenyeni yempucuko yasentshonalanga.
Izindaba ezifana nezikaTiffany Rusher zigqitshwe ngaphansi kwezihloko ezimayelana nabantu abafana noShkreli nomdlwenguli olandelanayo. Larry Nassar - izindaba eziqinisekisa umphakathi ukuthi ukuphindisela kuyadingeka futhi ezigcwalisa isifiso esidumile sokuziphindiselela lapho kubhekene nenhlekelele nokulimala. Izindaba zobugebengu baseMelika azizona izindaba zokuhle nokubi, ngoba uhlelo alulungile, futhi alukaze lube luhle noma lube nobuqhawe, futhi ukulimala kobugebengu kuvame ukuxaka kakhulu kunalokho ebesingakuqaphela. Amacala u-Tiffany Rusher agwetshelwa wona ahlanganisa ucansi nengane encane, kodwa kungani u-Rusher abe seduze ngokocansi nengane encane kwasekuqaleni?
Ngokusho kukaRusher, wayenza umsebenzi wocansi ephila ngesikhathi ecelwa ukuba ahlinzeke ngocansi emcimbini. Kwenzeka lokhu nje, insizwa eyisihlobo sayo eyayifuna ukuthengelana yona yayingaphansi kweminyaka yobudala. URusher wayeneminyaka engu-21. Lapho unina wale nsizwa ezwa ngalo mcimbi, wathukuthela wagana unwabu wabe esefaka umbiko emaphoyiseni. Futhi kanjalo nje, uRusher waba yisephulamthetho socansi emehlweni omthetho. Noma ngabe isipiliyoni sakhe sasihluke kangakanani esivela kulabo abavame ukubhekwa โnjengezilwane ezidla ezinye,โ u-Rusher wabanjwa ugibe olubi nolungenakuyekethisa lobugebengu.
Izimo ezifana nesicelo sika-Rusher kithi sobabili ukuthi sivume umonakalo owenziwe yisistimu yethu futhi sidale uhlobo lwezimo zezenhlalo nezomnotho lapho owesifazane osemusha engeke anikezwe izinqumo u-Rusher abhekane nazo.
โAbantu Abayingoziโ
Lapho ubhekene nezibalo ezimayelana nendlela izijeziso zobugebengu ezisetshenziswa ngayo ngokungalingani e-United States, noma ngobufakazi bomlando bokuthi amaphoyisa nokuboshwa bekulokhu kusekelwe ekulweni Nobumnyama, ukusulwa koMdabu kanye nokuvikelwa kwempahla, iningi labanxele lizolugxeka uhlelo futhi livume ukuthi ushintsho. sekudlule isikhathi eside. Kodwa ukuvuma okunjalo kuvame ukulandelwa ukugcizelela ukuthi asikwazi ukumane sisuse uhlelo, ngoba asinazo izixazululo eziphucuziwe, ezisebenza emhlabeni wonke, ezakhiwe ngokugcwele zokubhekana nezingozi abanye abantu, ngokuvamile ababonakala โnjengabahlaseli,โ abangase bazibangele emiphakathini yethu. Kodwa umqondo โwezilwane ezidla ezinyeโ kanye โnabantu abayingoziโ uhlanganiswa nezimo eziphoqelelwa umphakathi wethuโizimo zezenhlalo nezomnotho esaziyo ukuthi zibangela ubugebengu nokuphelelwa ithemba. Imiphakathi enezidingo ezihlangatshezwana nayo ayigcwele ubugebengu bokuphelelwa ithemba, kanti imiphakathi edonsa kanzima; futhi abantu abavela emiphakathini ebekwe amacala kakhulu uhlelo lwethu lokucwasa ngokwebala kungenzeka ukuthi baphonswe ohlelweni lwe-carceral.
Osopolitiki bajwayele ukwenza sengathi abanalwazi mayelana nalezi zinguquko, bethula izinhlelo โzobugebengu obuqinileโ ezingathuthukisa izigwebo zasejele futhi zandise ipayipi lesikole liye ejele njengesixazululo ezingozini ezidaleka umphakathi. Ngoba uma osopolitiki bevuma ukuthi umonakalo omkhulu owenziwe ubugebengu ubangelwa ukungalingani kwezenhlalakahle nezomnotho, kulindeleke ukuthi babhekane nalokhu kungalingani, okuyinto iningi elingafuni ukuyenza. E-United States, imisebenzi yezombangazwe yezikhulu ezikhethiwe ixhaswa kakhulu yilabo abazuza ngokuqondile ekungalungini komphakathi wethu, futhi labo baxhasi bangase balahle izikhulu zabo ezifuywayo uma ziphishekela noma yini efana nobulungisa bezomnotho.
Uhlelo lwe-carceral luhlale lusebenzisa amacala athinta inhliziyo kanye nombono wokulimala okungacabangeki ukuze kwakhe izindlela ezintsha zokulahlwa. Lezo zindlela yizo eziphakela imizimba emigwaqweni elambile ngenkathi siphazamiswa ukwesaba kwethu โabantu ababiโ nokuthi yini abangayenza uma ingaqukethwe. Kunjalo, uhlelo olungakhulumi ngokuthi โkunganiโ ngemuva kokulimala alukwazi ukuqukatha umonakalo ngokwawo. Amakheji avala abantu, hhayi izimo ezenza kube lula ukulimala kwabo noma izingqondo ezibhebhethekisa udlame. Nokho, ngesizathu esithile, ngisho nabantu abanolwazi olunzulu ngokuguquguquka kwesistimu bavame ukukholelwa ukuthi izikhathi "Zomthetho Nokuhlelwa" zingenzeka, lapho, umzuzwana nje, ithuluzi lobudlova bombuso lingenziwa libe lihle.
Uma sibheka ngale kwemizwa yezihloko zezindaba ezinkulu, futhi sihlola ukuguquguquka kwangempela kokuboshwa kwabantu abaningi, kuba nzima nakakhulu ukuthethelela lo mbono. Nakuba ezinye izicelo zidinga ukuguqulwa, izingcingo ezinjalo azinaki iqiniso lokuthi isikhungo esisekelwe ekwenziweni kwabantu, ngokuhlushwa nokuphucwa inkululeko yabo, ngeke senziwe sibe silungile. Umqondo wokusebenzisa amaphoyisa, isijeziso, kanye nejele akufakazelekile ukubhekana nezimbangela zodlame. Kukulesi simo lapho siphikisa khona ukuthi ukuqedwa kwendawo yezimboni zasejele kuyisimo sezepolitiki esinokuziphatha okuhle kakhulu esingasithola. Ngoba ukuchithwa kwesistimu yaseMelika yokuboshwa kwabantu abaningi kungenzeka, futhi sekuyisikhathi.
Ibukeka kanjani inguquko?
Esihlokweni sabo esithi โInyuvesi kanye ne-Undercommons,โ ababhali nezazi uFred Moten noStefano Harney bagcizelela ukuthi kungani ukuqeda kubalulekile njengohlaka lwezombangazwe nendlela yokuhlela: โIyini, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, inhloso yokuqedwa? Akukhona kangako ukuqedwa kwamajele kodwa ukuqedwa komphakathi obungase ube namajele, obungase ube nezigqila, obungathola umholo, futhi ngenxa yalokho ungaqedwa njengokuqedwa kwanoma yini enye ngaphandle kokuqedwa njengokusungulwa komphakathi omusha.โ
Umbono wethu ka-2018 uyisimo sokucabanga okungavinjelwe. Lapho kubhekwana nezinhlelo ezicindezelayo, ukugxeka kuwukuthembela okudabukisayo, okukhishwa kubantu abangqondo yabo ibingase ivule iminyango emisha, benze izimfuno ezintsha futhi baveze imibono yokuthi izwe elingcono lingaba njani. Imibuzo enjengokuthi, "kuthiwani ngabantu abayingozi ngempela?" akuyona imibuzo okumele umbhubhisi wasejele ayiphendule ukuze agcizelele ukuthi inxanxathela yezimboni zasejele kumele ihlehliswe. Lena imibuzo okufanele siyiphendule ngokuhlanganyela, njengoba sihlupha wona kanye lo mbono โwengozi.โ Ukungakwazi ukunikeza isixazululo esipakishwe kahle nesigayeka kalula akuvimbeli ukunikeza ukugxeka noma ukuhlaziya ububi besistimu yethu yamanje.
Siphila emphakathini ovalelwe umqondo wamanga wokungagwemeki. Sekuyisikhathi sokubheka kanzima ukuthi lolu hlelo lwaba khona kanjani, ubani owenza inzuzo, lusebenza kanjani, futhi kungani - futhi sekuyisikhathi sokucabanga ukuthi kungabukeka kanjani ukubona ubulungisa benziwa ngaphandle kokuncika ekujezisweni nasebubini bezinhlelo ze-carceral. Njengombhali nomfundisi u-Erica Meiners iphakamisa: โInkululeko ngaphansi kwengcindezelo ayinakucatshangwa ngomklamo.โ Sekuyisikhathi sokuba i-jailbreak yomcabango ukuze wenze okungenakwenzeka kwenzeke.
Kelly Hayes ungumphathi wenkundla yezokuxhumana ye-Truthout, kanye nombhali onikelayo. Uphinde abe ngumqeqeshi wezenzo eziqondile kanye nomsunguli we-The Chicago Light Brigade kanye neqembu elihlangene le-Lifted Voices. Igalelo lika-Kelly ku-anthology ye-Truthout Ukhonza Bani, Uvikela Bani? kusukela emsebenzini wakhe wokuba umhleli kanye nokuhlaziya kwakhe okuqhubekayo kokunyakaza e-United States. Umsebenzi wakhe ungaphinde utholakale kubhulogi yakhe, I-Transformative Spaces, kokuthi Yebo! Umagazini, i-BGD kanye ne-anthology ye-BGD Umshikashika Wobumbano: Indlela Abantu Bebala Abaphumelela Ngayo Futhi Abahluleka Ngayo Ukubonisana Ngomunye Emzabalazweni Wenkululeko.. U-Kelly uphinde abe ngumthwebuli wezithombe wenhlangano umsebenzi wakhe ovezwe embukisweni othi โInkululeko Nokumelanaโ we-DuSable Museum of African American History.
Mariame Kaba ungumhleli, uthisha, nombhali ohlala eChicago. Umsebenzi wakhe ugxile ekuqedeni udlame, ukuhlakaza inxanxathela yezimboni zasejele, kanye nokweseka ukuthuthukiswa kobuholi bentsha. Ungumsunguli nomqondisi we-Project NIA, inhlangano esezingeni eliphansi enomgomo wokuqeda ukuboshwa kwentsha.
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