I Write What I Like features the writing of the famous activist and Black Consciousness leader, Steve Biko. Before his untimely death in detention at age 30, he was instrumental in uniting Black Africans in the struggle against the apartheid government in South Africa.This 40th anniversary edition includes a Foreword by Njabulo S. Ndebele, personal reflections on Steve Biko and Black Consciousness, as well as Biko’s first known published piece of writing. In addition, it f...

The 1976 SASO/BPC Trial: A watershed moment in South Africa's political history.‘Millard Arnold’s book is a transcript of [Biko’s] extraordinary four and a half days of testimony. Aside from its value as a comprehensive record of Biko’s thoughts, it demonstrates his astonishing political agility: as a witness for the defence, Biko had to express his views in a way that would not hurt those on trial for agreeing with him.’ — ‘Black Pride’, David Ansen, N...

Moving away from the domain of commemorative, iconicity, monumentalization, and memorialization, Sithole uses Steve Biko's meditations as a discursive intervention to understand black subjectivity. The epistemological shift of this book is not to be bogged down by the cataloging of events, something that is popular in the literature of Steve Biko and Black Consciousness. Rather, a theoretical imagination and conceptual invention is engaged upon in order to situate Biko within the existenti...

Steve Biko inspired a generation of black South Africans to claim their true identity and refuse to be a part of their own oppression. Through his example, he demonstrated fearlessness and self-esteem, and he led a black student movement countrywide that challenged and thwarted the culture of fear perpetuated by the apartheid regime. He paid the highest price with his life. The brutal circumstances of his death shocked the world and helped isolate his oppressors.This short biograph...

Explore the enduring legacy of Stephen Bantu Biko through the insightful Steve Biko Memorial Lectures, delivered by Africa's foremost scholars, artists, and leaders.The Steve Biko Memorial Lectures: 2000–2008 is a compelling compilation of the annual lectures held by the Steve Biko Foundation since 2000. These lectures delve into the inextricable link between the individual and society, the challenges and opportunities faced by developing nations, and atte...

Mit dem Mord an Steve Biko 1977 brach eine neue internationale Protestwelle gegen die südafrikanische Regierung los. War die internationale Aufmerksamkeit für den Anti-Apartheidskampf in den Jahren zuvor zurückgegangen, so intensivierte sich dieser wieder. Biko wurde zu einem Symbol des friedlichen Kampfes der schwarzen Südafrikaner gegen die Rassentrennung. Neben Nelson Mandela ist Biko damit der prominenteste Vorkämpfer Südafrikas für Freiheit und Gleichheit. In einer Zeit, in der sich d...

Steve Biko foi um ativista anti-apartheid na África do Sul, que difundiu suas reflexões formando o movimento Consciência Negra, através do qual mobilizou milhares de estudantes, sobretudo universitários, a partir da ideia de que o fato de serem negros não significava ser menos que os brancos, ideia essa que era difundida pelo Partido Nacional para sustentar o apartheid. Essa luta de Biko custou sua vida, morto pelo sistema em 1977, rapidamente foi construída a imagem de um herói para os ne...

Steve Biko made a deep impression on youngsters in his hometown, Ginsberg. Among them was Xolela Mangcu, who here delves into Biko's own childhood: Steve as prankster at Forbes Grant school, and his lack of interest in politics - until, at St Francis College, his brother Khaya is arrested and Steve too is bundled into a police car. Mangcu looks at how Biko has affected the course of his own life - and at the legacy he left, giving us the courage and the language to claim our freedom.

Under South Africa's brutal apartheid regime, black activist Steve Biko has been working tirelessly for years to undermine the system when he meets white journalist Donald Woods. Initially suspicious of Biko and his motives, Woods finds himself united with Biko in common cause after Biko reveals to him the true extent of police atrocities in the black townships. And when tragedy strikes, the powerful bond that has been forged between them leads Woods to make a courageous stand on his frien...

A celebration of Steve Biko's legacy of freedomSteve Biko, the founder of the Black Consciousness philosophy, was killed in prison on 12 September 1977. Biko was only thirty years old, but his ideas and political activities changed the course of South African history and helped hasten the end of apartheid. The year 2007 saw the thirtieth anniversary of Biko's death. To mark the occasion, the then Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Mosibudi Mangena, commissioned Chris van Wyk to...

Immerse yourself in the profound wisdom of Steve Biko, the iconic Black Consciousness leader and activist, in this compelling compilation of his most powerful quotes.First published in 1987, No Fears Expressed is a compilation of quotes taken from the words of the activist and Black Consciousness leader, Steve Biko. Sourced from the iconic I Write What I Like, including the collection of Biko's columns published in the journal of the South Africa ...