#steve biko

[readyforevolution]

#blacktumblr #black history #black liberation #african history #martin luther king jr #malcom x #steve biko

[radiofreederry]

Happy birthday, Steve Biko! (December 18, 1946)

An anti-apartheid activist and theorist, Steve Biko grew up in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa and studied medicine at the University of Natal, where he became involved in the student movement against the white supremacist social system of the country, helping to found the South African Students' Organisation. Influenced by Frantz Fanon and the Black Power movement, Biko articulated a philosophy he called Black Consciousness, which incorporated African nationalist and African socialist ideas; Biko coined the phrase "Black is beautiful." Although the apartheid government initially supported Black Consciousness as they believed it ultimately comported with the segregationist ideals of the apartheid system, they came to view him as a threat and employed the legal, legislative, and law enforcement systems to curtail his activities. After an arrest in 1977, Biko was beaten to death by South African police.

"The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed."

#birthdays #steve biko

[reasoningdaily]

#Steve Biko #biko lives

[garadinervi]

Steve Biko died in detention 12.9.77, [1977] (pdf here) [DISA – Digital Innovation South Africa]

#graphic design #poster #steve biko #stephen bantu biko #black consciousness movement #bcm #black people's convention #bpc #south african students' organisation #soso #digital innovation south africa #1970s

[arinewman7]

Bantu Stephen Biko

Image Source: Daily Dispatch

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“Black Consciousness is an attitude of mind and a way of life, the most positive call to emanate from the black world for a long time” - Biko

#Bantu Stephen Biko #Biko #Image Source: Daily Dispatch #Steve Biko #Black Consciousness

[afrotumble]

Why is Steve Biko’s remarkable legacy often overlooked?

#steve biko #anti apartheid #hero #legend #freedom fighter #south africa

[marcellouslovelace]

(via 2024 Resistance Power of Black August by Marcellous Lovelace #marcellouslovelace #75dab #biko70 #blackart #africanart #raygun81 #art)

2024 Resistance Power of Black August by Marcellous Lovelace #marcellouslovelace #75dab #biko70 #blackart #africanart #raygun81 #art www.marcellouslovelace.com

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[antifainternational]

45 years ago today. Never forget. Never forgive.

#antifa #steve biko #antifascist #apartheid #antifascism #amandla awethu

[theoscarsproject]

Cry Freedom (1987). South African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend, the Black anti-Apartheid activist Steve Biko.

The strength of this film really hinges on Denzel Washington's charisma, and you feel that when the story deviates from him in its (long) second half. Kevin Kline is a good actor, but as the movie pulls further and further away from its own politics and purpose and becomes what's effectively an escape film, you really feel the disconnect between its two halves. A shame, because it has its moments and the chapter of history it seeks to explore is one not so often told. 5/10.

#cry freedom #1987 #Oscars 60 #Nom: Supporting Actor #Nom: Score #Nom: Song #Richard Attenborough #donald woods #john briley #denzel washington #kevin kline #josette simon #steve biko #south africa #american #drama #journalism #apartheid #civil rights #5/10

[didierleclair]

Steve Biko, African heroe !

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[mykoocachoo]

#Peter Gabriel #Playing for change #steve biko #peace #nowar #nonviolence #yo yo ma

[readyforevolution]

#steve biko #blacktumblr #black history #black liberation #african history

[reasoningdaily]

Steve Biko - South African Revolutionary

#Steven Biko #steve biko #south africa #Black Revolutionaries

[garadinervi]

Stephen Bantu Biko (December 18, 1946 – September 12, 1977)

Steve Biko, The Definition of Black Consciousness, in Steve Biko: ‘I Write What I Like’, A selection of his writings edited with a personal memoir by Aelred Stubbs C. R., Harper & Row, Publishers, San Francisco, CA, 1979, pp. 48-53 [Steve Biko Foundation, Ginsberg]

#graphic design #book #steve biko #stephen bantu biko #aelred stubbs #black consciousness movement #bcm #black people's convention #bpc #south african students' organisation #soso #harper & row #steve biko foundation #1940s #1970s

[soweirdsonormal]

#Steve Biko

[afrotumble]

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