Stephen Biko A Symbol of Resistance and Inspiration

Bantu Stephen Biko, that country's most important Black leader, stepped forward to testify on their behalf and thus broke the ban on his public speaking. Biko's funeral went on for a long time, becoming an angry protest rally. The international criticism over Biko's death eventually prompted an ... Stephen Bantu Biko (18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977) was a South African activist. He is famous for his activism against apartheid in South Africa ... As a newspaper columnist, Biko used his writings to define and publicise his philosophy of black consciousness. He and the black consciousness ... The fundamental tenet of his Black Consciousness philosophy was that being black is not a matter of pigmentation but rather a reflection of a ... Stephen Bantu Biko ... Steve Bantu Biko (December 18, 1946 – September 12, 1977) was a noted anti-apartheid activist in South Africa in the 1960s and early 1970s. In 1968 a 22-year-old medical student walked out of the conference for the National Union for South African students. Steve Biko was enraged ... The Steve Biko Foundation is a community development organization inspired by the legacy of Bantu Stephen Biko, a South African anti-apartheid activist. On Aug. 18, 1977, Biko was arrested at a police roadblock under the Terrorism Act in South Africa. He was murdered the next month while ... Thirty years ago, on 12 September 1977, Bantu Stephen Biko, one of South Africa s greatest leaders and philosophers, was murdered in detention by the apartheid ...