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“ Tradition has it that whenever a group of people has tasted the lovely fruits of wealth, security, and prestige, it begins to find it more comfortable to believe in the obvious lie and accept that it alone is entitled to privilege. ”

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Being black is not a matter of pigmentation - being black is a reflection of a mental attitude.

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Steven Biko Reflection Black Matter

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.

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Steven Biko Life Positive Time

The revolutionary sees his task as liberation not only of the oppressed but also of the oppressor. Happiness can never truly exist in a state of tension.

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Steven Biko Task Never Exist

Black Consciousness seeks to infuse the black community with a new-found pride in themselves, their efforts, their value systems, their culture, their religion and their outlook to life.

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