Lessons a century after the racist zoo caging of Congolese ‘Ota Benga’ in America

What you need to know:

  • It is a significant coincidence that the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed globally on March 21, while Mbye Otabenga, a long-term victim of abuse and discrimination, tragically ended his life on March 20, 1916, after enduring the distress of dehumanisation at the hands of elite America.