Steven Biko
Steven Biko
Stephen Bantu Biko was an anti-apartheid activist in South Africa in the 1960s and 1970s...
NationalitySouth African
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth18 December 1946
determination sisterhood drawing
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 and determination, drawing strength from our common plight and our brotherhood [and sisterhood]. In time we shall be in a position to bestow upon South Africa the greatest gift possible--a more human face
brother men community
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 community of brothers and sisters jointly involved in the quest for a composite answer to the varied problems of life. Hence in all we do we always place man first and hence all our action is usually joint community oriented action rather than the individualism..
country pride men
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. The first step therefore is to make the black man come to himself; to pump back life into his empty shell; to infuse him with pride and dignity, to remind him of his complicity in the crime of allowing himself to be misused and therefore letting evil reign supreme in the country of his birth.
thinking people way
Change the way people think and things will never be the same
country people wealth
The wealth of the country must eventually be enjoyed by people of the country
proud alive care
You are either alive and proud or you are dead, and when you are dead, you can't care anyway.
people heaven black
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 problems on earth.
children wife arrogance
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 equality for blacks, and at the same time, I've denied the needs of my family. Please understand that I take these actions, not out of selfishness or arrogance, but to preserve a South Africa worth living in for blacks and whites.
attitude reflection black
Being black is not a matter of pigmentation - being black is a reflection of a mental attitude.
ideas black-consciousness dies
It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that will die
country men black
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 birth and reduce his basic human dignity.
historical mind weapons
The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.
jail want beats
I'm going to be me as I am, and you can beat me or jail me or even kill me, but I'm not going to be what you want me to be.