Dear Editor.IN the last few days Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo has put across his case as to why we should not listen to youths like 33-year-old musician Brian Bwembya popularly known as B-Flow.Among the issues raised by B-Flow were his concerns on unemployment, gold mining rights for locals, poor government and abuse of human rights.Looking at world history it is interesting to see what youths did in their lives to influence and make meaningful change.In the field of civil rights everyone knows of 42-year-old Rosa Parks who on December 1, 1955, was commuting home from a long day of work at a department store by bus. Few people however know that a 15-year-old Claudette Colvin came nine months before Rosa Parks.In March 1955, Claudette defied segregation laws by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Months later Rosa Parks emulated the Claudette and did exactly […]
Why should B-Flow be listend to?
