Umsunguli we-Blaque T'Nisha Symone Wakha Indawo Yokuzivocavoca Eyodwa Yomuntu Omnyama

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• Ukuzizwa "Okunye" kusukela ekuqaleni
• Ukuthola Ukufaneleka
• Kusukela ku-Trainer kuya ku-Entrepreneur
• Ukucabanga iBlaque
• I-Essence ka-Blaque
• Ungajoyina Kanjani Imizamo Nokusekela i-Blaque
• Buyekeza kwe-

UT'Nisha Symone oneminyaka engu-26 owazalelwa futhi wakhulela eJamaica, eQueens, usemkhankasweni wokudala ushintsho embonini yezempilo. Ungumsunguli weBlaque, umkhakha omusha kanye nesikhungo esisha eNew York City esenzelwe ngamabomu ukusiza abantu abaMnyama ukuba baphumelele ngokuba sempilweni nokuba sempilweni. Ngenkathi i-COVID-19 imise okwesikhashana ukuvulwa kwendawo ebonakalayo, iBlaque isivele yenza amagagasi.

Funda ukuthi uhambo lokuphila lukaSymone lumholele kanjani kuleli qophelo, ukubaluleka kokwakha indawo ezinikele yomphakathi wabantu abaMnyama ngokomzimba, nokuthi ungasiza kanjani ekusekeleni imbangela yakhe yokwenza ushintsho.

Ukuzizwa "Okunye" kusukela ekuqaleni

"Ngenxa yokuthi ngakhulela esifundeni esimpofu esikoleni, ngaqala ukubona ngisemncane ukuthi uma ngifuna ukufinyelela kwizinsizakalo ezisezingeni eliphakeme, njengezikole ezingcono, kwakudingeka ngiphume ngiye endaweni yangakithi yabamnyama. nganginesifunda esasifeyila, ikakhulu ngenxa yokushoda kwemali Ngangikwazi ukuya esikoleni ngaphandle komphakathi wangakithi, kodwa lokho kwakusho ukuthi ngangingenye yezingane ezimbili eziMnyama esikoleni sami sabaqalayo.

Lapho ngineminyaka engu-6 ubudala, ngangibiza ikhaya ngigule nsuku zonke. Kwakunezikhathi ezisobala lapho engifunda nabo babevele basho izinto ezinjengokuthi, 'Angidlali nezingane eziMnyama,' futhi lapho uneminyaka engu-6 ubudala, lokho kusho ukuthi konke. Izingane nazo zazilokhu zingibuza izinto ezingajwayelekile ngezinwele zami nesikhumba sami. Ngicabanga ukuthi okwenzekile kimi ukuthi bekuyingxenye enkulu yempilo yami ngaze ngayeka ukukuqaphela njengokungajwayelekile. Yileyo ndlela engahamba ngayo empilweni. Ngikhululeka kakhulu ngokuhamba ezindaweni ezimhlophe kanye nokuba nabanye abantu." (Okuhlobene: Ukucwasa Ubuhlanga Kuyithinta Kanjani Impilo Yakho Yengqondo)

Ukuthola Ukufaneleka

"Ngikhule ngidansa futhi ngiqeqeshelwa i-ballet nomdanso wesimanje nowesimanje, futhi ukuthanda kwami ​​ukuqina kwaqala ngempela kulokhu kuthatheka kokuzama ukulingana nohlobo oluthile lomzimba. Bengilokhu ngijiyile futhi ngigobile futhi lapho sengineminyaka engu-15, umzimba wami. Ngangiziqeqesha i-ballet ne-contemporary amahora amaningi ngosuku, bese ngifika ekhaya ngenze i-Pilates kanye nejimu. Kuningi obekungenampilo ngaleyo mindset kanye nesifiso sokuzama ukujaha lolu hlobo lomzimba oluhle kakhulu. Ngempela benginothisha abathi kimi, 'wow umuhle kakhulu, uhlobo lomzimba wakho luyinkimbinkimbi nje ukusebenza nalo. ' Ngangizimisele kakhulu ukuthi ngingacasuli ngalokho, kodwa esikhundleni salokho, ngafaka ngaphakathi ukuthi kukhona okungahambi kahle ngomzimba wami futhi kwakudingeka ngenze okuthile ngakho.

Lapho ngiya ekolishi, ngafundela ukuzivocavoca umzimba ngenhloso yokuba ngumelaphi womzimba. Bengihlala nginentshisekelo enkulu emzimbeni nasekunyakazeni futhi ngikwenza ngcono izimpilo. Yize kube kukhona uhlangothi lwayo olungaveli endaweni enhle kakhulu, bengikuthanda ngempela ukuqina kweqiniso lokuthi kungenze ngazizwa ngijabule. Kwakunenzuzo ebonakalayo engangiyazisa kakhulu. Ngaqala ukufundisa amakilasi okufaneleka kweqembu futhi ekugcineni nganquma ukuthi ngifuna ukusebenza embonini yokufaneleka esikhundleni sokuphishekela umsebenzi wokuba udokotela womzimba.

Kusukela ekuqaleni, ngangazi ukuthi ekugcineni ngifuna ukuqala okuthile ngingedwa. Emqondweni wami, bekuyinto ezothinta umphakathi wami. Kimi, umphakathi empeleni wawusho indawo yangakithi, futhi ngicabanga ukuthi ekugcineni kwavela kokuhlangenwe nakho kwami ​​kwangaphambilini kokuzizwa sengathi bekufanele ngishiye indawo yangakithi ukuze ngithole izinsizakalo ezisezingeni. Bengifuna ukuletha izinsiza ezisezingeni eliphezulu endaweni yangakithi yabaNsundu."

Kusukela ku-Trainer kuya ku-Entrepreneur

“Eminyakeni engu-22, Ngaqala ukusebenza ejimini enkulu, isikhundla sami sokuqala esigcwele, futhi ngokushesha ngabona izinto ezazingenza ngingakhululeki. Kodwa ukungakhululeki engabhekana nakho kwakungekusha ngoba ngase ngijwayele ukuba ngedwa umuntu oMnyama endaweni. Iningi lamakhasimende ami bekungamadoda aphakathi nendawo, acebile abelungu. Bekufanele ngenze okuningi futhi ngizame ukungena kulezo zindawo ngoba ikhono lami lokwenza imali lincike ngokuphelele kulokho abakucabangayo ngami.

Imicabango efanayo nemizabalazo enganginayo ngohlobo lomzimba wami yayisekhona ngoba, ngaleso sikhathi, Bengisebenza kule ndawo enabamhlophe kakhulu, lapho bengivame ukuba ngomunye wabambalwa, uma bekhona, abesifazane abaMnyama. Yonke indawo lapho ngangibheka khona kwakukhona izithombe zabesifazane abancane, abamhlophe abanconywa njengobuhle obuhle bokuqina. Nganginomncintiswano futhi nginamandla, kodwa angizange ngizizwe ngimelwe. Ngangiwazi kakhulu umzimba wami nezindlela engangihluke ngazo kulokho amakhasimende ami amaningi ayefisa ukuba yikho noma athathwe njengakufanelekile. Bekuleli qiniso elingashiwongo phakathi kwethu.

Amakhasimende ami ayethembele ekuhlakanipheni nasekhonweni lami njengomqeqeshi, kepha babefisa ukubukeka njengowesifazane kulezikhangiso, hhayi mina. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi, njengami, bakholelwa embonweni owawuvamile wokuqina wokuthi kushunyayelwa ngobuhle obuthile obamukelekayo nobuhle - futhi ngokwami, ukuthi ubuhle buvame ukuba mncane futhi bumhlophe.

UT’Nisha Symone, umsunguli weBlaque

Bengizizwa ngicindezelwa kakhulu, futhi ngihlangabezana nokuxinwa okuncane kepha bengingenalo ikhono noma indawo yokukhuluma ngakho ngaso sonke isikhathi. Futhi, ngokweqiniso, ngacishe ngangafuni ukukuvuma ngoba ngabona ukuthi ukukuvuma kuzongivimbela ukuthi ngiqhubekele phambili. Ngangihlale ngizizwa sengathi ngisesimweni lapho kufanele 'ngidlale umdlalo' ukuze ngiphumelele, esikhundleni sokuqaphela (futhi ngenze abanye babone) ukuthi imboni iyinkinga kangakanani."

Ukucabanga iBlaque

"Kwaze kwaba yilapho sengikhulume umqondo kaBlaque, ngoFebhuwari ka-2019, lapho wangiphoqa ukuba ngibheke emuva kokuhlangenwe nakho kwami ​​ngivule amehlo. Ngabona ukuthi ngeke ngikwazi ukukhuluma iqiniso ngokuthile ngaphandle kokuthi Ngizizwe nginamandla okwenza okuthile ngakho.Ngamanje nginombono wokwakha uBlaque, ngiyakhumbula ngicabanga, 'bekungaba kuhle kakhulu uma sinesikhungo lapho singakwazi ukufinyelela khona izinto esizidingayo ekamelweni lokhiye — izinto ezifana ibhotela leshea namafutha kakhukhunathi nazo zonke lezi zinto.' Bengisebenza kule ndawo yokuzivocavoca cishe iminyaka engu-5, futhi bekufanele njalo ngilethe i-shampoo yami, i-conditioner yami, imikhiqizo yami yokunakekelwa kwesikhumba ngoba imikhiqizo abayiphethe ejimini ayihlangabezani nezidingo zami njengoMnyama Abesifazane babekhokha amakhulu amadola ngenyanga ukuba kulesi sikhungo.Kwakucatshangwa okuningi kakhulu kumakhasimende abawasebenzelayo, futhi kwacaca ukuthi babengacabangi ngabantu abaMnyama ngenkathi benza le ndawo.

Nakuba lezi zenzakalo zangiphusha ngempela, isifiso sami sokudala i-Blaque savela esidingweni sokusiza amakhasimende ami kangcono endaweni yakithi yabaNsundu. Lolu kube wuhambo olunzulu nolushubile ngoba ngenkathi ngiqala ukwenza umsebenzi wokuqonda ukuthi kungani ukudala uBlaque kwakudingeka, ngabona ukuthi yayinemicu eminingi kanjani nokuthi yayinkulu kangakanani kunalokho engangikucabanga ekuqaleni. Njengowesifazane oMnyama, bengingazi ukuthi ngingaya kuphi ngithi, 'wow, le ndawo ingenza ngizizwe sengathi bangibona kufanelekile.' Ngicabange ukuthi sekuyisikhathi sokwakha indawo yokuzivocavoca lapho abantu abaMnyama bengaya khona bazizwe ngaleyo ndlela. "(Okuhlobene: Ungayakha Kanjani Imvelo Ebandakanya Wonke Umuntu Embonini Yezempilo — nokuthi Kungani Kubalulekile Kangaka)

I-Essence ka-Blaque

"Njengoba isikhathi siqhubeka, ngabona ukuthi imboni yokuzivocavoca iyingxenye yenkinga ngezindlela eziningi. Indlela esebenza ngayo ibhebhethekisa izindaba zokucwasa ngokwebala kanye nokuntuleka kokumelela. Noma ubani embonini yokufaneleka onentshiseko yokusiza abantu - ngoba yilokho Kuphelele, sisiza abantu ukuba baphile izimpilo ezisezingeni eliphezulu, nezinhle - kuzomele sivume ukuthi, njengemboni, sisiza kuphela. abantu abathile phila impilo esezingeni eliphakeme. Uma ukukhathazeka kwakho kusiza wonke umuntu, uzobe ucabanga ngawo wonke umuntu lapho udala lezi zikhala - futhi angizange ngithole ukuthi lokho kuyiqiniso embonini yokufaneleka.

Kungakho nginqume ukudala iBlaque, indawo yokunyakaza eklanyelwe ukusebenzela abantu abaMnyama. Inhliziyo yonke kanye nenhloso ka-Blaque ukudiliza lezi zithiyo ezihlukanise umphakathi wabaNsundu nokufaneleka.

Asigcini nje ngokudala indawo ebonakalayo kepha futhi sinendawo yedijithali lapho abantu abaMnyama bezizwa behloniphekile futhi bemukelekile. Konke kudalwe ngokucabanga kwabantu abaMnyama; kusukela ezithombeni esizibonisayo kubani abantu ababona lapho bengena ezimisweni nasezimisweni zokuziphatha. Sifuna abantu abaMnyama bazizwe besekhaya. Wonke umuntu wamukelekile, akukhona okwabantu abaMnyama kuphela; kodwa-ke inhloso yethu ukusebenzela abantu abaMnyama ngokugqamile.

Njengamanje, njengomphakathi, sihlangabezana nokuhlukumezeka okuhlangene maqondana nakho konke okwenzekayo ngenhlangano yeBlack Lives Matter kanye ne-COVID ecekela phansi imiphakathi yethu. Ngokwakho konke lokho, isidingo sendawo yokuba sempilweni nokuqina siyakhuliswa. Sibhekene nezendlalelo zokuhlukumezeka, futhi kunemiphumela yangempela ku-physiology kanye namasosha ethu omzimba angaphinde abe nomthelela omubi emiphakathini yethu. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi size manje ezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu. "

Ungajoyina Kanjani Imizamo Nokusekela i-Blaque

"Njengamanje sinomkhankaso wokubuyisa imali ngobuningi ngokusebenzisa i-iFundWomen, inkundla enika abesifazane amandla ngamathuluzi okuqongelela amabhizinisi abo imali. Sifuna umphakathi wethu unikwe amandla ngokuba yingxenye yohambo lwethu nendaba yethu. Umkhankaso wethu okwamanje ubukhoma futhi umgomo wethu ukukhulisa u- $ 100,000. Yize lokhu kungeyona into encane, sikholelwa ukuthi singafinyelela kulo mgomo, futhi kuzosho okuningi ngokuthi yini esingayenza lapho sihlangana ndawonye njengomphakathi. Lokhu futhi kuyithuba labantu ngabanye abangewona Abamnyama kepha bafuna ukulungisa ezinye zalezi zinkinga ngendlela ebonakalayo.Le yindlela yangempela yokufaka isandla ekuxazululeni inkinga ebucayi. ipulatifomu, nendawo yethu yokuqala ebonakalayo eNew York City.

Sikumkhakha olahlekelwe yilutho ekuboniseni abantu abaMnyama, futhi lesi yisikhathi lapho singakushintsha khona lokho. Akuthinti nje ukuqina; kuthinta zonke izici zokuphila kwabantu. Silwela amalungelo abantu ayisisekelo okwamanje futhi ngoba kade sikwenza lokho, asihlali sinethuba lokugxila ezintweni ezisivumela ukuthi siphile kahle. Yingakho kubaluleke kangaka ukudala indawo yokunethezeka nabantu abaMnyama kulesi sikhungo. "

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