These ideologies are closest to our hearts as they cover two vital ingredients for the emancipation of a people: Unity and Self-love. Thus no other patriot defines Black Consciousness like late Bantu Steve Biko:
#Being black is not a matter of pigmentation – being black is a reflection of a mental attitude. #Merely by describing yourself as black you have started on a road towards emancipation, you have committed yourself to fight against all forces that seek to use your blackness as a stamp that marks you out as a subservient being