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Buried: how we choose to remember the transatlantic slave trade
Buried: how we choose to remember the transatlantic slave trade Kwabena Ofori Osei 23 Views • 2 years ago

The remote island of St Helena, a British overseas territory, is best known for Napoleon's tomb – the island's biggest tourist attraction. While overseeing the construction of a long-awaited airport on the island, Annina van Neel learns that the remains of thousands of formerly enslaved Africans have been uncovered, unearthing one of the most significant traces of the transatlantic slave trade in the world. Annina decides to advocate for this legacy, initiating a debate among the islanders – many of whom have shared ancestry with the enslaved – about how to create an appropriate memorial. Along the way, she enlists the help of African American preservationist and veteran activist Peggy King Jorde, who makes important connections in their shared history.

Buried is available with Swahili and isiZulu translated subtitles which can be applied in video settings. The synopsis is available in both languages below.

Buried: jinsi tunavyoamua kukumbuka biashara ya utumwa iliyovuka Atlantiki

Kisiwa cha mbali cha St. Helena, eneo la ng’ambo la Uingereza, linajulikana zaidi kwa kaburi la Napoleon- kivutio kikubwa zaidi cha watalii katika kisiwa hicho. Hata hivyo, huku akisimamia ujenzi wa uwanja wa ndege uliokuwa ukingojewa kwa muda mrefu katika kisiwa hicho, Annina van Neel anagundua kwamba mabaki ya miili ya maelfu ya Waafrika waliokuwa watumwa zamani yamepatikana, na kugundua mojawapo ya alama muhimu zaidi za biashara ya utumwa iliyovuka Atlantiki duniani. Annina anajaribu kuwashawishi wakazi wa kisiwa hicho (wengi wao wakiwa na mababu sawa na watumwa hao) kuheshimu urithi wao na kuunda kumbukumbu inayofaa. Hayo yakijiri, anaomba usaidizi wa mhifadhi na mwanaharakati mkongwe wa Kiafrika Peggy King Jorde, ambaye hufanya miunganisho muhimu katika historia yao iliyoshirikiwa.

Ukungcwatshwa: indlela esikhetha ukukukhumbula ngayo ukuthengiswa kwezigqila olwandle lwase-Atlantic

Isiqhingi esikude sase-St. Helena, indawo yaseBrithani yaphesheya kwezilwandle, saziwa kakhulu ngethuna likaNapoleon – eliyindawo eheha kakhulu izivakashi kulesi siqhingi. Kodwa, ngenkathi engamele ukwakhiwa kwesikhumulo sezindiza okwase kuyisikhathi eside silindelwe esiqhingini, u-Annina van Neel wezwa ukuthi kwakutholwe izinkulungwane zemizimba yabantu base-Afrika ababeyizigqila, okwembula umkhondo obaluleke kakhulu emhlabeni wokuthengiswa kwezigqila olwandle lwase-Atlantic. U-Annina uzama ukusiza abantu bakulesi siqhingi (iningi labo eliyizizukulwane zalezo zigqila) ukuba bahloniphe umlando, benze nesikhumbuzo esifanele. Kule mizamo yakhe, ucela usizo lwabalwela ukulondolozwa komlando waBantu Abamnyama BaseMelika kanye nolwesishoshovu esingumakadebona uPeggy King Jorde, ongumxhumanisi okubalulekile emlandweni wabo.

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As Americans' confidence in institutions hits record lows, US plunges in competitiveness rankin
As Americans' confidence in institutions hits record lows, US plunges in competitiveness rankin Kwabena Ofori Osei 23 Views • 2 years ago

For the first time ever, global business executives ranked the United States outside the Top 10 in international surveys of competitiveness. The US was firmly in the top spot for decades, and was never out of the top three. According to this year's survey, executives pushed the United States to #12, while Asian economies Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the UAE snagged four of the top eight spots.

This survey of international business leaders mirrors what everyday Americans tell pollsters at home: the United States is on the wrong track, and American citizens' confidence in national institutions are at all-time lows.

But our policymakers rely on other surveys, such as from the World Economic Forum and the UN, which continue to show the US as the most competitive. Why is there such an apparent disconnect, between what business executives say about doing business in and with America, and what transnational organizations claim?

Resources and links:

Is the United States Really One of the Most Competitive Economies in the World? No.
https://www2.itif.org/2022-ina....ccurate-competitiven

The US drops out of the Global Competitiveness Top 10
https://aheadoftheherd.com/the....-u-s-drops-out-of-gl

U.S. High School Students Lag Foreign Peers in Achievement Scores
https://www.ethicssage.com/202....2/03/us-high-school-

Statista, The world's most competitive economies
https://www.statista.com/chart..../30231/the-worlds-mo

U.S. Education Rankings Compared to Other Countries
https://www.thebalancemoney.co....m/the-u-s-is-losing-

Gallup, Satisfaction With the United States
https://news.gallup.com/poll/1....669/general-mood-cou

Historically Low Faith in U.S. Institutions Continues
https://news.gallup.com/poll/5....08169/historically-l

Majority of American voters say country is headed in wrong direction
https://nypost.com/2024/07/16/....us-news/majority-of-

Closing scene, Chongqing riverside


Confidence in colleges and universities hits new lows, per FIRE polls

https://www.thefire.org/news/c....onfidence-colleges-a

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