Did Steve Biko have a wife?
Ntsiki Mashalabam. 1970–1977
Steve Biko/Wife
Biko married Ntsiki Mashalaba in December 1970. They had two children together: Nkosinathi, born in 1971, and Samora, born in 1975. Biko’s wife chose the name Nkosinathi (“The Lord is with us”), and Biko named their second child after the Mozambican revolutionary leader Samora Machel.
Is Steve Biko still alive?
Deceased (1946–1977)
Steve Biko/Living or Deceased
Where was Steve Bantu Biko born?
Tarkastad, South Africa
Steve Biko/Place of birth
What happened after Steve Biko died?
Riots ensued in the aftermath of this statement, and a few students were killed in the protests. Fifteen thousand people showed up to Biko’s funeral, including foreign dignitaries, African diplomats, and about 13 Western diplomats. The governments of Ghana and Lesotho released official statements of outrage.
What is the philosophy of black consciousness?
The philosophy of Black Consciousness, therefore, expresses group pride and the determination by the blacks to rise and attain the envisaged self. At the heart of this kind of thinking is the realisation by the blacks that the most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed . . .
Did Steve Biko have siblings?
Khaya Biko
Bukelwa BikoNobandile Biko
Steve Biko/Siblings
Where did Steve Biko attend school?
University of Natal Medical School1966–1972
St. Francis College1964–1965Forbes Grant SS SchoolLovedale Public TVET CollegeUniversity of South Africa
Steve Biko/Education
After being expelled from high school for political activism, Biko enrolled in and graduated (1966) from St. Francis College, a liberal boarding school in Natal, and then entered the University of Natal Medical School.
How many siblings did Steve Biko have?
Why was BCM created?
The Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) was a grassroots anti-Apartheid activist movement that emerged in South Africa in the mid-1960s out of the political vacuum created by the jailing and banning of the African National Congress and Pan Africanist Congress leadership after the Sharpeville Massacre in 1960.
Is black consciousness still relevant today?
As long as black pride is not attained in post-apartheid South Africa, Biko’s philosophy remains relevant. Its transcendence continues to connect generations. The article has been updated to reflect the 40th anniversary of Biko’s death.