Occupation: Activist Birth: December 18, 1946 Death: September 12, 1977
It becomes more necessary to see the truth as it is if you realise that the only vehicle for change are these people who have lost their personality.….
At the time of his death, Biko had a wife and three children for which he left a letter that stated in one part: “I've devoted my life to see equalit….
The oneness of community for instance is at the heart of our culture..
I am against the fact that a settler minority should impose an entire system of values on an indigenous people..
What Black Consciousness seeks to do is to produce real black people who do not regard themselves as appendages to white society. We do not need to a….
People must be aware of their problems in a realistic way. They must be able to analyse their problems and to work out common solutions. In other wor….
We must realise that prophetic cry of black students: Black man you are on your own!.
So as a prelude whites must be made to realise that they are only human, not superior. Same with Blacks. They must be made to realise that they are a….
You are either alive and proud or you are dead, and when you are dead, you can't care anyway..
Being black is not a matter of pigmentation - being black is a reflection of a mental attitude..
We regard our living together not as an unfortunate mishap warranting endless competition among us but as a deliberate act of God to make us a commun….
When you say 'Black is beautiful' you are saying, 'Man you are okay as you are, begin to look upon yourself as a human being'..
It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that will die..
The basic tenet of black consciousness is that the black man must reject all value systems that seek to make him a foreigner in the country of his bi….
Black Consciousness is an attitude of the mind and a way of life, the most positive call to emanate from the black world for a long time. Its essence….
The power of a movement lies in the fact that it can indeed change the habits of people. This change is not the result of force but of dedication, of….
The wealth of the country must eventually be enjoyed by people of the country.
A people without a positive history is like a vehicle without an engine..
I would like to remind the black ministry and indeed all black people that God is not in the habit of coming down from heaven to solve people's probl….
We have set out on a quest for true humanity, and somewhere on the distant horizon we can see the glittering prize. Let us march forth with courage a….
The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed..