Khaya Dlanga

You're in an English school. They've got Time Magazine. They've got Time Magazine. They've got Newsweek. No Garfield. I used to read Garfield. Oh, you did? Because they had Garfield in the newspaper.

You're in an English school. They've got Time Magazine. They've got Time Magazine. They've got Newsweek. No Garfield. I used to read Garfield. Oh, you did? Because they had Garfield in the newspaper.

i like that you were like a this guy was a full-time adult part-time kid essentially and that's what i did and then um and then they'd have the you know news week and then politics i was like who's this bill clinton guy okay oh interesting and then i'd read about him and hillary clinton and george bush and and all of those guys i'm like oh ross perot And I'm like, wow, this is fascinating.

i like that you were like a this guy was a full-time adult part-time kid essentially and that's what i did and then um and then they'd have the you know news week and then politics i was like who's this bill clinton guy okay oh interesting and then i'd read about him and hillary clinton and george bush and and all of those guys i'm like oh ross perot And I'm like, wow, this is fascinating.

And so then that gets me like a lot, very interested in American history. And then I think what also got me into it was because the O.J. Simpson trial happened. And then I was fascinated. I could not wait for Newsweek or Time magazine every week. And I'd be there reading about the trial because they detailed information about this trial. You are 13 years old while this is happening. Yeah.

And so then that gets me like a lot, very interested in American history. And then I think what also got me into it was because the O.J. Simpson trial happened. And then I was fascinated. I could not wait for Newsweek or Time magazine every week. And I'd be there reading about the trial because they detailed information about this trial. You are 13 years old while this is happening. Yeah.

And so I'm reading this case, and I'll never forget, like, I got the highest mark for an oral in the history of the school thanks to this, for me reading, just randomly reading. And I'll tell you how this happened. So I had the O.J. Simpson trial was going to happen, and then he was acquitted.

And so I'm reading this case, and I'll never forget, like, I got the highest mark for an oral in the history of the school thanks to this, for me reading, just randomly reading. And I'll tell you how this happened. So I had the O.J. Simpson trial was going to happen, and then he was acquitted.

And our teacher gives the entire class an assignment, and she says, okay, class, this is your subject, a controversial subject. Whatever you choose... Everybody does things. Abortion, it is. You know, all of those things, right? And then I go and I speak on, like, the following day, I'm the first one to speak, you know, in front of the class.

And our teacher gives the entire class an assignment, and she says, okay, class, this is your subject, a controversial subject. Whatever you choose... Everybody does things. Abortion, it is. You know, all of those things, right? And then I go and I speak on, like, the following day, I'm the first one to speak, you know, in front of the class.

And I start off and I say, and I start off by reciting what the jury said, you know, at the beginning. It's like, we, the jury, find the defendant, Orenthal James Simpson, not guilty of the above entitled action, penal code, whatever, of the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson, a human being, right?

And I start off and I say, and I start off by reciting what the jury said, you know, at the beginning. It's like, we, the jury, find the defendant, Orenthal James Simpson, not guilty of the above entitled action, penal code, whatever, of the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson, a human being, right?

And then I say, it's very fascinating to me that white Americans, I say this specifically, and now remember my entire class is white, except for two other black kids in the class. And I say, it's fascinating to me that white people believe in... conveniently believe that you are innocent until proven guilty, right? But they're so angry that OJ Simpson has been found not guilty of this.

And then I say, it's very fascinating to me that white Americans, I say this specifically, and now remember my entire class is white, except for two other black kids in the class. And I say, it's fascinating to me that white people believe in... conveniently believe that you are innocent until proven guilty, right? But they're so angry that OJ Simpson has been found not guilty of this.

But at the same time, why is it so important for him to be guilty? If they believe... That you're innocent until proven guilty. And I must have spoken for a minute and a half, making that statement, when my classmates started interjecting, asking me questions, just like, no, but Kyle, you can't say that. He used to hit her. And cops would come, as I guess I understand. That's true.

But at the same time, why is it so important for him to be guilty? If they believe... That you're innocent until proven guilty. And I must have spoken for a minute and a half, making that statement, when my classmates started interjecting, asking me questions, just like, no, but Kyle, you can't say that. He used to hit her. And cops would come, as I guess I understand. That's true.

What he was doing was terrible. No one should be hitting anybody. It's... evil but it doesn't mean that he did kill her right so according to the evidence that was presented and what the jury said they said he is not guilty so and the teacher also asking me questions The period ended. I didn't finish my oral. So then I thought, oh my goodness, I'm going to get zero.

What he was doing was terrible. No one should be hitting anybody. It's... evil but it doesn't mean that he did kill her right so according to the evidence that was presented and what the jury said they said he is not guilty so and the teacher also asking me questions The period ended. I didn't finish my oral. So then I thought, oh my goodness, I'm going to get zero.

Because then the next period comes, I mean, like the next day, someone else and someone else. And I said, miss, I didn't finish my oral. So no, it's fine. And then I got like 100%. And she said, because... Your subject was so controversial. That everyone got involved. That everyone got involved. It never happened to anybody else.

Because then the next period comes, I mean, like the next day, someone else and someone else. And I said, miss, I didn't finish my oral. So no, it's fine. And then I got like 100%. And she said, because... Your subject was so controversial. That everyone got involved. That everyone got involved. It never happened to anybody else.