40 Years On: South Africa Remembers Steve Biko
40 Years On: South Africa Remembers Steve Biko. Today marks a very important day on the hearts of South Africans, young and old. The 12th of September marks the 40th anniversary of his death. Activists and friends share memories of the man behind the legend. Since social media is a convenient medium of communication, many took to Twitter to remember Steve Biko.
"Being black is not a matter of pigmentation – being black is a reflection of a mental attitude." Bantu Biko#SteveBikoDay #LoveSA pic.twitter.com/EL3uTxEDIT
— #KonkaBokamoso61 (@motswedingfm) September 12, 2017
#SteveBikoDay-The concept of black consciousness is being described as a necessary ideal for youth black people to follow.
— Kaya 959 News (@KayaNews) September 12, 2017
President Jacob Zuma to lay a wreath as part of commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the passing of Steve Biko. https://t.co/ONlSzJsLp1
— Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) September 11, 2017
We remember the sacrifices our martyrs like #SteveBiko made to realise our liberation & to establish a non-racial & prosperous society. pic.twitter.com/vkI6OyA5gq
— Nathi Mthethwa (@NathiMthethwaSA) September 12, 2017
https://twitter.com/MbalulaFikile/status/907510978241327104
Today we remember #SteveBiko who was killed by the apartheid regime 40 years ago in 1977, on this day; 12 September. Long Live Biko! pic.twitter.com/EhrHkDs32M
— Mbuyiseni Ndlozi (@MbuyiseniNdlozi) September 12, 2017
"Let us remember that we are in the struggle to kill the idea that one kind of man is superior to another kind of man." ~ Steve Biko
— Mzilikazi wa Afrika (@IamMzilikazi) September 12, 2017
https://twitter.com/KhotsoPower/status/907516833707806720
#SteveBiko leader of the Black Consciousness movement died while in police custody on 12 September 1977. #SteveBikoDay it should be called
— Mmabatho Brown (@itsmmabatho) September 11, 2017
