Approach Quote by Steven Biko

“We do not want to be reminded that it is we, the indigenous people, who are poor and exploited in the land of our birth. These are concepts which the Black Consciousness approach wishes to eradicate from the black man's mind before our society is driven to chaos by irresponsible people from…” quote by Steven Biko — Download Open 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 birth. These are concepts which the Black Consciousness approach wishes to eradicate from the black man's mind before our society is driven to chaos by irresponsible people from Coca-cola and hamburger cultural backgrounds.”

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The press is largely directed at white society or the so-called electorate whose values are laced with racial prejudice against black people.

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Apartheid - both petty and grand - is obviously evil

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