Abagqugquzeli boSuku Lwe-Afro Lomhlaba bazobe bezama ukufinyelela irekhodi lomhlaba elisha eChurch House Westminster ngasekupheleni kwale nyanga kulokho okuzobizwa ngokuthi iRecordSetter “Largest Hair Education Lesson” ehilela amakhulu ezingane. Lo mcimbi wokuqala wenziwa ngoLwesihlanu zingama-15 kuMandulo futhi usanda kugunyazwa yiNhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene futhi uhlelelwe ukuba usuku olugcwele umsebenzi olubekela inselele imibono yezinwele ze-afro futhi lubungaze ubuhle bayo.
Ithimba le-World Afro Day lizobe lifundisa izingane ezingu-500 ezilindelekile ngezinwele ze-afro ngendikimba yesayensi nokuzethemba. Eceleni kweSifundo Serekhodi Lomhlaba, kuzoba namakhonsathi omculo, ababonisi kanye nezikhathi ze-Q&A.
Lo mcimbi usuthole ukwesekwa umhlaba wonke kanti uzohanjelwa izifundiswa okubalwa kuzo u-Berkley Solwazi u-Angela Onwuachi-Willig, umsiki wezinwele osaziwayo ohlonishwa umhlaba wonke, u-Vernon Francois kanye no-Miss USA owawina ngo-2016, u-Deshauna Barber.
Umsunguli uMichelle De Leon uyaphawula: “Umgomo wethu uwukukhuthaza abantu, ikakhulukazi isizukulwane esisha, ukuba baqonde ukuba yingqayizivele kwezinwele ze-afro futhi basize umhlaba ukuba wazise umehluko njengesici esihle. Sizobe sihlanganisa ndawonye izingane ezivela kuzo zonke izizinda ngoSuku lwethu Lwe-Afro Lomhlaba Lokuqala endaweni, lapho zingajabulela ukumangalisa kwezinwele. Umcimbi ojabulisa kakhulu futhi udala intshisekelo kuwo wonke umhlaba. Sikhethe ukusingatha uSuku Lomhlaba Lwe-Afro eChurch House ngenxa yokuhlotshaniswa kwalo nodumo, amandla kanye nomlando futhi luzonikeza labo abazobe behambele umcimbi umuzwa nokwazisa ngalokho abayikho. Sithemba ukuthi bazohamba bezizwa benamandla ngolwazi abaluthole emini.”
U-Robin Parker, uMphathi-Jikelele e-Church House Westminster, uphawule wathi: “Siyajabula ukusebenzisana nabahleli be-World Afro Day emcimbini wabo wokuqala. Ngeke nje kuphela labo abakhona bakwazi ukubamba iqhaza kulokho okulindeleke ukuthi kube usuku lokuqoshwa kwerekhodi, kodwa ngezinsiza zethu ezibukwayo ezisezingeni eliphezulu sizobe siyisakaza bukhoma emhlabeni wonke ukuze izethameli zomhlaba zihlanganyele kulokhu. isenzakalo esibalulekile.”
Amathikithi alo mcimbi ayatholakala ukuthi athengwe kusizindalwazi esisemthethweni se-World Afro Day- www.worldafroday.com
IChurch House Westminster ingenye yezindawo zemicimbi yaseLondon ezinemisebenzi eyahlukahlukene. Indawo egunyaziwe ye-AIM Gold inikela ngezikhala zomcimbi eziguquguqukayo eziyi-19, ezihlala izivakashi eziphakathi kwezi-2 nezingama-664, futhi zisingatha imicimbi eyahlukahlukene kubandakanya imihlangano, izingqungquthela, imikhosi yezindondo, amadinala e-gala kanye nokwamukelwa.
