...One of the basic tenets of Black Consciousness is totality of - TopicsExpress

...One of the basic tenets of Black Consciousness is totality of involvement. This means that all Blacks must sit as one unit, and no fragmentation and distraction from the mainstream of events must be allowed. Hence we must resist the attempts by protagonists of the bantustan theory to fragment our approach. We are oppressed not as individuals, not as Zulus, Xhosas, Vendas or Indians. We are oppressed because we are Black. We must use that very concept to unite ourselves and to respond as a cohesive group. We must cling to each other with a tenacity that will shock the perpetrators of evil...We must realise that prophetic cry of Black students: Black man, you are on your own!... - Steve Biko, I WRITE WHAT I LIKE (page 107-108) *At the beginning of every year, young Afrikanists must be encouraged to re-read this book. It is a reminder not only of who we are but also, of what we must never lose: pride in our humanity as Black people*