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 is the realisation by the black man of the need to… — Steven Biko Copy Share Image
Merely by describing yourself as black you have started on a road towards emancipation, you have committed yourself to fight against all forces that seek to use your blackness as a stamp that marks you out as a subservient being. — Steven Biko Copy Share Image
We do not want to be reminded that it is we, the indigenous people, who are poor and exploited in the land of our… — Steven Biko Copy Share
I am against the fact that a settler minority should impose an entire system of values on an indigenous people. — Steven Biko Copy Share
The wealth of the country must eventually be enjoyed by people of the country — Steven Biko Copy Share
When you say 'Black is beautiful' you are saying, 'Man you are okay as you are, begin to look upon yourself as a human… — Steven Biko Copy Share
Black Consciousness seeks to infuse the black community with a new-found pride in themselves, their efforts, their value systems, their culture, their religion and… — Steven Biko Copy Share
If one is free at heart, no man-made chains can bind one to servitude, but if one's mind is so manipulated and controlled by… — Steven Biko Copy Share
The blacks are tired of standing at the touchlines to witness a game that they should be playing. They want to do things for… — Steven Biko Copy Share
In a bid for change, we have to take off our coats, be prepared to lose our comfort and security, our jobs and positions… — Steven Biko Copy Share
The press is largely directed at white society or the so-called electorate whose values are laced with racial prejudice against black people. — Steven Biko Copy Share
Sure there are a few good whites just as much as there are a few bad Blacks. However what we are concerned here with… — Steven Biko Copy Share
We believe it is the duty of the vanguard political movement which brings change to educate people's outlook — Steven Biko Copy Share
The black man has become a shell, a shadow of man, completely defeated, drowning in his own misery, a slave, an ox bearing the… — Steven Biko Copy Share
It becomes more necessary to see the truth as it is if you realise that the only vehicle for change are these people who… — Steven Biko Copy Share
To a large extent the evil-doers have succeeded in producing at the output end of their machine a kind of black man who is… — Steven Biko Copy Share
