![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The book includes a preface by Archbishop Desmond Tutu an introduction by Malusi and Thoko Mpumlwana, who were both involved with Biko in the Black Consciousness Movement a memoir of Biko by Father Aelred Stubbs, his longtime pastor and friend and a new foreword by Professor Lewis Gordon. The collection was edited by Aelred Stubbs. I Write What I Like reflects Biko's conviction that black people in South Africa could not be liberated until they united to break their chains of servitude, a key tenet of the Black Consciousness Movement that he helped found. The book's title was taken from the title under which he had published his writings in the SASO newsletter under the pseudonym Frank Talk. A student leader, he later founded the Black Consciousness Movement which would empower and mobilize much of the urban black population. Originally published in 1978, the book was republished in 1987 and April 2002. Stephen Biko was a noted anti-apartheid activist in South Africa in the 1960s and 1970s. I Write What I Like contains a selection of Biko's writings from 1969, when he became the president of the South African Student Organisation, to 1972, when he was prohibited from publishing. I Write What I Like Steve Biko: Part Black Consciousness In my quest to continue learning South African history from voices other than those i grew up with i was encouraged to read, ‘I Write What I Like’ by Steve Biko. ![]()
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