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Ekwesighi inọ eba (Not Supposed to Be Here): Ntuleghari




 
Ọ dịtụbeghị n'akụkọ ụwa mgbe akwa otu nwa maka nne ya dara na nti kọntinenti nile, ma ọ bụ mee ka mmeghari nke zuru ebe niile dị, ruo mgbe 'mama' nke George Floyd jidere ntị ụwa nille ma jụ ịhapụ ya.

Nkwugide, siri ike. Ahụmihe, nkentunanya. Ma mkparịta ụka, esemokwu.

Obere ihe nkiri nke Katung Aduwak na Jojo Silla, akpọrọ 'Not Supposed To Be Here' biazie jiri eriri jikọtara ha niile ọnụ.

Ha juru na 'timeline' anyị: anyị kwesịrị na-eti #BlackLivesMatter maọbu #AllLivesMatter? Ọnụnọ Donald Trump na Ụlọ Ọcha ọ na-eme ka ha na-egbu ndi oji? Ndi ọcha ekwesiri na-arịọ arịrịọ mgbaghara maka ohu? Ọ bụghị ime ihe ike n'oge ngagharị iwe bụ ngosipụta nke ọnọdụ agbụrụ? Ikpọ ndị ọcha asi obughi rasisim?

Katung na Jojo na-anata echiche ndị na-akwado mkparịta ụka ndị a ma mee ka ha tolite na enyo site na animashioni n'akụkọ di ike.

Mana enwere mkparịta ụka na-anaghị apụtacha iche na mkparịta ụka ntanetị a ma ama nke Katung na Jojo setịpụrụ etiti etiti. Ọ bụ otu mkparịta ụka nke ufodu dịka Malcom X kọwara dị ka ihe dị mkpa mgbe ọ sịrị "onye kụziiri gị ịkpọ ụdị gị asị, kpọọ asọmpi ị nwere asị? Ọ bụ ya mere na ị chọghị ịnọrọ ndi otu gi nso? '

'Not Supposed to be Here' gbasara dike ojii abụọ, otu onye America (Jeremy Smith) na onye Africa(Gbenro Ajibade), nke onye uwe ojii jidere. N'ihi ihe ọ bụla, a na-ejide ha ma dọba ya n'akụkụ. Mkparịta ụka n'ọnọdụ a dị njọ abụghị banyere ụzọ isi pụọ n'ọnọdụ ahụ, kama banyere N'IHI gịnị ka ọ bụ mmejọ nke onye ọzọ na ha nọ n'ọnọdụ ahụ.

Nkwupụta ndị ejirila ụdị akụkọ ịkpọasị jupụtara na-agbarịta ibe ha. Ma mkparita uka na-akpali ihe n’ime nwoke ọ bụla. Katung na Jojo na-eme ihe na-atụnanya n'otu nkeji. Ha buru anyị baa n’obi umu dike, banye n’ime eziokwu dị iche iche nke ha na-eche ugbu ahu. Anyị ahụ na n’uche ha, ha enweghị ike iku ume. A na-enwe ịkpọ ikpere n’olu ha. Ha wee tie mkpu.

Ihe nkiri a bụ enyo enyo. Anyị achọpụtara ya na-egosipụta ihe dịka:





I hụrụ isiokwu nke ozi email ahụ? 'Nwa Africa Ọzọ di Nzuzu'


Cheta ihe Maazi X kwuru. Cheta na ịkpa ókè agbụrụ bụ ‘agbụrụ’ ọ bụghị n’etiti agbụrụ ahụ. Ulo nke kewara megide onwe-ya apughi iguzo. Kedu otu ANYI (a bukwanu onye Afrika) ga-esi merie ịkpa ókè agbụrụ mgbe anyị na-emegide ndị agbụrụ anyị? Anaghị m ekwu na onye zitere ozi email ahụ bụ onye American American, 'Chen' na-ada m na ntị ka  n'asụsụ Chinese. Naanị ihe m na-ekwu bu na edemede na egosi ihe karịrị ya.

'Ekwesighi m ka m nọrọ ebe a!' ụmụ nwoke abụọ ahụ gwara onye uwe ojii.

Onye kwesiri?!

Lelee ihe nkiri a, lefuru anya banyere okwu 'F' na okwu mkpịsị aka Gbenro (nke m kpebiri ikwere na ọ mara ama wee mee), wee sozie na mkparịta ụka a: Not Supposed To Be Here

Esohe Ewaenosa Iyare

Guo ya na bekee

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