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. Steven Biko attitudeblackcall Change image and share on social
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 the oppressor, then there will be nothing the oppressed can do to scare his powerful masters. Steven Biko bindchaincontrol share on social
Being black is not a matter of pigmentation - being black is a reflection of a mental attitude. Steven Biko attitudeblackmatter Change image and share on social
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 blackblacknesscommit share on social
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. Steven Biko blackhumaninferior Change image and share on social
You are either alive and proud or you are dead, and when you are dead, you can't care anyway. Steven Biko alivecaredead Change image and share on social
The black man has become a shell, a shadow of man, completely defeated, drowning in his own misery, a slave, an ox bearing the yoke of oppression with sheepish timidity. Steven Biko bearblackcompletely Change image and share on social
Apartheid - both petty and grand - is obviously evil. Nothing can justify the arrogant assumption that a clique of foreigners has the right to decide on the lives of a majority. Steven Biko apartheidarrogantassumption Change image and share on social
The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed. Steven Biko mindoppressoppressor Change image and share on social
