Steve Biko
Stephen Biko was a noted anti-apartheid activist in South Africa in the 1960s and 1970s. A student leader, he later founded the Black Consciousness Movement which would empower and mobilize much of the urban black population.
While living, his writings and activism attempted to empower black people, and he was famous for his slogan "black is beautiful", which he described as meaning: "man, you are okay as you are, begin to look upon yourself as a human being".
Since his death in police custody, he has been called a martyr of the anti-apartheid movement.
“Amabhulu azizinja”
Steve Biko
“The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed. 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 also human, not inferior.”
Steve Biko
“The most powerful weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed”
Steve Biko
“L'arme la plus puissantes entre les mains de l'oppresseur est l'esprit de l'opprimé.”
Steve Biko
“It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that will die”
Steve Biko
“Black Consciousness is in essence the realization by the black man of the need to rally together with his brothers around the cause of their oppression.”
Steve Biko
“The greatest weapon in the hand of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.”
Steve Biko