Cecelia Jordan ndi mphunzitsi wozikika pamudzi, wolemba ndakatulo komanso wogwirizira chilungamo. Gulu lake, Chikondi Pagulu, limapanga zokumana nazo zenizeni zamabungwe okonda chilungamo.

    Poyankha Thupi Langa Ndi Chipilala Cha Confederate Wolemba Caroline Randall Williams. Zikomo, mayi Williams (@ caroranwill), chifukwa chonena izi. 

    "Kodi ukuganiza kuti agogo a agogo a agogo ako aamuna agwiriridwa?" 

    -Ili ndi funso la abambo anga poyankha mawu olimba mtima: Ndagwirira khungu lamtundu. Ndimachita chidwi ndi malingaliro okonda akazi okhaokha, ndikufotokozera, "kapolo sangalole." 

    "Chabwino ndimadana ndikuganiza kuti Mkazi Wakuda sangapangitse mzungu kumukonda," akutero. Ndanyansidwa. 

    Amayankha kuti, "Sindikudziwa kuti izi zikukhudzana bwanji ndi nkhanza zapakhomo."

    Ndine mayi wamwamuna wakuda wamwamuna wapakati, wophunzitsa, wobwezeretsa chilungamo, mlongo, azakhali, mdzukulu, mphwake, mwana wosavomerezeka, wolemba ndakatulo komanso wopulumuka. Cholinga cha moyo wanga chimatsogoleredwa ndi funso losavuta: kodi timachiritsa bwanji kuvulala kuti tilandire ndale zosamalira ndikumanga machitidwe ozikika mchikondi? Ngati "chikondi ndi chomwe chilungamo chimawoneka pagulu," monga Dr. Cornel West akuti, ndiye kuti tiyenera kuyang'ana kwambiri iwo omwe akhudzidwa kwambiri ndi kupanda chilungamo. Izi zidzafuna kuti tichoke m'malo athu otonthoza, ndikupereka chifundo kwa anthu omwe akukumana ndi mavuto azabanja ndipo sakumva mwayi wopeza zofunikira. Ngati ife, monga gulu, sitingakhulupirire kuti akazi akapolo akuda akhoza kugwiriridwa ndi ambuye ndi oyang'anira awo, angadziwe bwanji kuti akazi akuda pano akuvutitsidwa nkhanza zapabanja?

    Mkazi wakuda akavulazidwa, adzadzudzula malingaliro athu, zovala zathu, zomwe timachita, ndi ndikuganiza kuti sitimva kuwawa. Chowonadi ndi chakuti, malingaliro athu, kudzipereka kwathu mopanda tanthauzo kuzowonadi zosasunthika, zimamangidwa chifukwa cha mphwayi yaanthu. Timayankhulabe zaukapolo mogwirizana ndi ziwawa chifukwa Akazi akuda amafabe m'manja mwa machitidwe, ndipo chifukwa tonsefe timapanga machitidwe, azimayi akuda akufera m'manja mwanu. Muli ndiudindo pazotsalira za ukapolo komanso ukoloni. Muli ndi udindo pamaganizidwe anu, zochita zanu ndi machitidwe anu kwa akazi akuda. Muli ndiudindo wokhulupirira ife, kapena kupitiriza kuchirikiza malingaliro abodza, opanda umunthu, okhudzana ndi chiwerewere pomwe azimayi ndi atsikana akuda amavulazidwa chifukwa timapangitsa kuti ogwiririra azikondana nafe. Malingaliro onse odana ndi akudawa ayenera kuzulidwa.

    In Circle, pomwe malo amachitikira kuti awulule zikhulupiliro zomwe timagawana ndikumanga maubale, ndaphunzira zinthu ziwiri: anthu ambiri omwe si anthu akuda sakhala paubwenzi wolimba ndi mtundu wakuda, ndipo "akadziwitsa" izi, ambiri amavomereza kuti adayambitsa zochuluka zovulaza. Kuzindikira sikungabweretse zovuta zomwe zidachitika: kukankhira akazi akuda pantchito, kugwiritsa ntchito abwenzi akuda kuti akambirane za tsankho, kutengera ana akuda kuti asamawoneke ngati atsankho, kuphunzitsa ophunzira akuda kukhala olemekezeka, kunyalanyaza nthabwala zosankhana pakati pa mabanja, kusiya Khalidwe lakuda pantchito silimasinthidwa. Omwe akuwoneka kuti akutsata lamuloli mosasamala kanthu za moyo wakuda akuyembekezeka kukhala pagulu lomwe limatsata malamulo povulaza moyo wakuda.

    Chitetezo ndichisangalalo chosatheka kwa khungu lakuda. Mwezi Wodzidziwitsa Chiwawa Chakumudzi amatipatsa malo oti tithandizire chowonadi chosaneneka ichi pamodzi ndi njovu zomwe zimalankhula nthawi zonse: nanga bwanji za Black on Black? Inde, akazi akuda ali kuwirikiza kanayi kuposa anzawo azungu kuphedwa ndi bwenzi kapena bwenzi, komanso kuthekera kawiri kuphedwa ndi wokwatirana naye. Timavulala ndi abale athu, amalume, abale, abwenzi ndi okonda. Chiwawa chakuda kwakuda, kapena nkhanza pakati pa anthu akuda, ndichizindikiro cha gulu lomwe limayambitsa zopinga zamaphunziro, zamankhwala, zofalitsa, komanso zoletsa pa moyo wakuda.

    Kukhala Mkazi Wakuda ndikuyenera kukhala chishango chokhazikika komanso chandamale. Omwe amasangalala ndi zowawa za anthu. Kukhala olimba, olankhula bwino komanso ozizira. Kudzidalira, wokongola komanso hule. Kukhala mayi, mdzakazi ndi kapolo. Kuti kuyamwitsa mwana ameneyo pambuyo pake adzakhala mbuye wako. Kuphwanyidwa koma palibe amene amaitcha kuti chiwawa, chabe chizindikiro cha gulu lachiwawa. Kukhala wochuluka osakwanira. Pomwe mabungwe athu amalimbikitsa zachiwawa, mizu yake imatha kupezeka mu dothi lamagazi laukapolo wamatope. Apa, muubale wathu wapafupi pakati pa anthu, timakhala pakati pa nkhanza. Ngakhale sizowoneka kwenikweni, ubale wathu ndi zipilala za confederate, nazonso; Amapeza mantha kudzera m'mabanja, machitidwe, ndi miyoyo yathu.

     

    Ku US, azimayi akuda ndi Amwenye amakumana kuchuluka kwa nkhanza zapabanja kuposa akazi amitundu yonse. Malamulo omwe amayang'anira gulu lathu akuwonetseratu kuti malamulo athu azamalamulo alibe chidwi ndi zomwe zimachitikira anthu omwe amazunza azimayi. M'malo mwake, adapangidwa kuti amange ndikukhazikitsanso anthu athu ukapolo pogwiritsa ntchito Constitution. Ngati tilingalira za 13th Kusintha kukhala chiphokoso chamachitidwe, ndiye kuti malamulo athu amilandu ndi chikumbutso cha akapolo chomangidwa pokhulupirira kuti ena ndioyenera kukhala anthu kuposa ena. Mawu akale monga "zomwe zimachitika mnyumba muno, amakhalabe mnyumba muno" amatikumbutsa kuti chikhalidwe chathu sichikhazikika pakungotontholetsa anthu, komanso kuteteza mudzi; m'nyumba ndi masiku amakono akapolo komwe anyamata abuluu amalowa ngati oyang'anira ndikupereka zomwe amati chilungamo.

    Chilungamo chathu chaposachedwa ndichachiwawa, chopanda umunthu komanso ndichachikale. Tikuwona kuti nkhanza zimadutsa munthaka yakunyumba ndikukula kwambiri nkhanza zapabanja. Mukupweteka kwamakono kwachikulu ma epic amalephera, sitikufuna kuti otivulaza alangidwe, kutsekeredwa m'ndende kapena kutayidwa-tikufuna machiritso. Ndipo komabe, azimayi akuda akaganiza kuthyola chete, Nthawi zambiri timachotsedwa ntchito kapena kuphatikizidwa kuti tichite nawo zachiwawa anthu athu. Timalimbana ndi zotsalira zamagetsi opangidwa ndi mahomoni chifukwa zimamveka ngati tilibe. Timakhalabe muubwenzi wankhanza chifukwa nthawi zonse timayesetsa kupulumutsa anthu athu.

    Tidziwa momwe chilungamo chikuwonekera tikadziwa kukonda anthu akuda, makamaka azimayi akuda. Kukonda kwathu sikungobwezera ubwino wa zoyera, koma za kuvomereza zachiwawa zoyipitsa za azungu komanso zabodza za "zowona" zake. Ingoganizirani dziko lapansi pomwe azimayi akuda amachiritsa ndikupanga machitidwe achilungamo komanso kuyankha mlandu. Ingoganizirani mabungwe omwe ali ndi anthu omwe amalonjeza kuti azichita nawo ziwembu pomenyera ufulu wakuda ndi chilungamo, ndikudzipereka kuti amvetsetse maziko olimba andale zamasamba. Ingoganizirani, kwa nthawi yoyamba m'mbiri, tikupemphedwa kumaliza Ntchito yomangidwanso.

    M'badwo uwu nkhondo yolimbana ndi anthu akuda, Ndi azimayi akuda omwe amakumana ndi ziwawa mbali zingapo. Polemekeza mwezi uno, komanso m'masiku, miyezi ndi zaka zikubwerazi, pangani nthawi kuti muwone ndikumvera azimayi akuda m'moyo wanu. Osalankhula, osatsutsana, ingokumbukirani kuti simungayambe kulingalira zowawa zosaneneka zomwe timakhala nazo, epigenetically komanso m'moyo uno. Khalani othandizira ndipo muchepetse kuthandiza; musapemphe ntchito yolipidwa. Gulani nkhomaliro ndikuphika chakudya chamadzulo; mphatso ya mphatso, popanda chifukwa chilichonse. Dziwani zambiri za mbiri yakale ya dzikoli-zachiwawa zadongosolo komanso zotsutsana ndi Mdima Lankhulani ndi anthu anu ndikupeza njira zopezera anthu mlandu. Koposa zonse, pangani ubale wapamtima ndi anthu odzipereka pakusintha kwawanthu, kusintha kwamalingaliro, ndi zothandizira machitidwe onse mdziko muno akusowa.

    Kuyanjana kulikonse ndi mkazi wakuda kumabweretsa mwayi wothana ndi nkhanza zapabanja ndi ukapolo, ndikuthandizira kuwonongeka, kapena kusankha kupitiliza kutsatira zikhalidwe zachiwawa. Dziwani kuti kudzuka kumeneku kudzasintha chilichonse. Tiyenera kusintha zonse mdzina lachikondi, zamtsogolo, komanso mumzimu wa azimayi akuda omwe akupitiliza kuyenda kwathu kupita kuchilungamo.

    Kuti muchitepo kanthu, pitani Chikondi Pagulu ndikuthandizira kupereka malo otetezeka ophunzirira ndi kuchiritsa anthu akuda mkati mwa Mwezi Wodziwitsa Zachiwawa Pabanja, komanso m'miyezi ikubwerayi.

     

     Za Chikondi Pagulu. Chikondi Pagulu chimapereka chidziwitso chotsimikizika komanso chofananira m'mabungwe omwe amayang'ana chilungamo kuti apange ubale wolimba, kudziwitsa zomwe akumana nazo m'mphepete mwawo, ndikuthandizira zomwe zapezazi kuti zithandizire pakusintha kwamabungwe ndi kukhazikika.

    Timaphatikiza zophunzitsa zoyeserera, chilungamo chobwezeretsa, ndi machiritso mu ntchito yathu yophunzirira yomwe imakhazikitsidwa ndikumvetsetsa kwa ukazi wachikazi wakuda, Latinx Critical Theory, Tribal Crit, ndi zina zambiri. Pamodzi, timachita zofanizira, ndakatulo, malankhulidwe, ndi malingaliro olembera malingaliro, mayendedwe azithunzi, zisudzo, zochitika zomvera kwambiri, komanso mabwalo.