Quote by Steve Biko: “Merely by describing yourself as black, you have started on a road towards emancipation.”

Biko believed that simply embracing one's Black identity was the first step toward true freedom. This act of self-definition, independent of white validation, was a powerful psychological and political act, signifying a crucial break from colonial mentalities.

This was a core principle of the Black Consciousness Movement, encouraging Black people to define themselves and their aspirations without reference to their oppressors, thereby fostering self-reliance.

South African anti-apartheid activist and founder of the Black Consciousness Movement, which argued that psychological liberation was as important as political freedom. He was killed by South African security police in 1977 while in custody, and his writings were published posthumously as I Write What I Like.