Ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu kubeka ingcindezi emiphakathini ukuthi icabange kabusha ukuklama nokusebenza, ikakhulukazi mayelana nezinhlekelele zemvelo. Umthelela omubi wenkinga yesimo sezulu emiphakathini yemibalabala ugcizelela isidingo sobulungiswa besimo sezulu ukuze kuncishiswe umthelela omubi kule miphakathi. Amagama amabili avame ukusetshenziswa kanye nomthelela ongalingani kwezemvelo: Ukucwasa Ngokwemvelo, kanye Nobulungiswa Kwezemvelo. I-Environmental Racism wumthelela ongalingani wokuguquka kwesimo sezulu kubantu bebala kanye nalabo abadla imbuya ngothi. Ubulungiswa Bezemvelo yimpendulo yokubhekana nalokhu kungafani. Leli phepha lizogxila emthelela wokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu kubantu bezinhlanga, lixoxisane ngezimo zamanje zenqubomgomo yoBulungiswa Bezemvelo yase-United States, futhi lixoxe ngendima yomxazululi ukuze asize ukuvala igebe ezingxabanweni eziqubuka kule nqubo. Ekugcineni, ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu kuzothinta wonke umuntu. Kodwa-ke, umthelela wayo wokuqala uqondise ngendlela engafanele imiphakathi yase-Afrika yaseMelika, i-Hispanic, kanye nemiphakathi empofu. Lo mthelela ongalingani ungenxa yezinqubo zomlando zesikhungo ezifana nokuhlelwa kabusha nezinye izinqubo ezinqabele abantu abambalwa ukufinyelela ezinsizeni. Lokhu kuphinde kwehlise ukusimama kule miphakathi ukubhekana nemiphumela yezinhlekelele zemvelo. Ngokwesibonelo, iSiphepho uKatrina, kanye nomthelela waso emiphakathini eseningizimu siyisibonelo semiphumela engemihle yezinhlekelele zezulu emiphakathini yemibalabala. Ukwengeza, ubufakazi buphakamisa ukuthi ubuntekenteke buyanda e-USA njengoba izinhlekelele zemvelo zanda, ikakhulukazi ezifundazweni ezingenamandla ngokwezomnotho. Kukhona nokukhathazeka okukhulayo kokuthi lobu buthakathaka bungase bunyuse amathuba okuqubuka kwezingxabano ezinodlame. Imiphumela yakamuva ye-COVID19, umthelela wayo omubi emiphakathini yemibalabala, kanye nokwanda kwezigameko zodlame eziqondiswe nasezikhungweni zezenkolo kungase kubonise ukuthi ukungezwani okukhulayo kungase kube umphumela ongaqondile wenkinga yesimo sezulu. Ngabe izoba yini indima yomxazululi, futhi umxazululi angafaka kanjani isandla ekunikezeni ukuqina okukhulu ngaphakathi kohlaka loBulungiswa bezemvelo? Leli phepha lihlose ukubhekana nalo mbuzo, futhi lizobandakanya ukuxoxisana ngezinyathelo ezingase zithathwe abalamuli ukuze basize ukwandisa ukusimama komphakathi kanye nezinqubo ezithile ezingasiza ekunciphiseni ukungezwani kwezinhlanga okuwumphumela ongaqondile wokuguquka kwesimo sezulu.
