Офис Почётного консула ЮАР в Екатеринбурге // Office of Honorary Consul of South Africa in Yekaterinburg

🇿🇦Steve Biko — the Voice of Black Consciousness 🗓December 18 marks the birth of Steve Biko (Xhosa Steve Biko; full name Stephen Bantu Biko; 1946–1977), a prominent South African anti-apartheid activist and the founder of the Black Consciousness Movement. Biko was a committed Pan-Africanist and an advocate of African socialism. His ideas encouraged Black South Africans to reclaim their dignity, identity, and self-worth under apartheid ✊🏿 Killed as a result of police brutality, Steve Biko became a political martyr of the anti-apartheid struggle. ✍️ He wrote under the pseudonym Frank Talk — a name that can be understood both as “Frank, speak” and “honest / outspoken talk,” perfectly capturing the spirit of his writing. 🕯Steve Biko remains a lasting symbol of courage, consciousness, and the fight for human dignity. #SouthAfrica#History#SteveBiko#AntiApartheid#BlackConsciousness#HumanRights