Steve Bikoʼs Corner

This is a platform for Black Consciousness.
“It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that will die” Steve Biko.

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Fanon examines how language functions beyond mere communication. Speaking a language carries assumptions about culture, humanity, and social status, shaping how black people are perceived and have come to perceive themselves.

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Happy Youth Day!

One of our members has uploaded 23 episodes, reading Steve Bikoʼs I Write What I Like, highlighting the Black Consciousness Movementʼs impact on anti-apartheid moments of resistance such as the Soweto Uprising and others.

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In this episode, we explore Fanon’s critique of race, colonialism, and the psychological effects of oppression, while considering what it means to move beyond the categories imposed by the colonial world.

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This episode examines Homi K. Bhabha’s foreword, exploring Fanon’s influence on postcolonial theory, identity, language, contradiction and anti-Blackness.

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We examine the 2008 foreword by Sardar, evaluating its biographical utility and its controversial generalisations of Fanon’s work. We also address Sardar's reluctance to confront the violence of anti-blackness.

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We explore Fanon's life, from his birth to his revolutionary work in Algeria. We discuss his experiences in the French army, his clinical studies & how they shaped his analysis of the psychological effects of colonialism.

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In this episode, we outline the roadmap for our journey through Fanon’s seminal 1952 text. We discuss the various editions and forewords, as we prepare to dive into the core chapters and their intellectual impact.

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We introduce our reading series on Frantz Fanon’s Black Skin, White Masks. We explore the psychological liberation of Black people, drawing connections to the influential works of Biko and Manganyi.

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Closing the series by revisiting key insights on black existence, sociological schemas, and the ongoing need to understand and transform the black mode of being-in-the-world.

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A full reflection on the series, connecting themes of identity, suffering, Black Consciousness, and the philosophical insights drawn from Manganyi’s work.

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A critique of racist theories about “African time,” exposing how pseudo-science was used to justify apartheid and distort black lived realities.

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A reflection on political change, Black Consciousness, and resistance to apartheid structures, including critiques of Bantustan systems and labour exploitation.

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Manganyi reflects on psychology, body image, and therapy under apartheid, exposing how racial dynamics shape mental health and clinical relationships.

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Engaging themes of suffering, illness, and existential meaning, questioning whether black and white experiences of pain differ under systems of oppression.

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A deeper look into African personality and cultural values, challenging imposed definitions and affirming black self-understanding through history and lived experience.

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Examining how apartheid created two separate existential worlds, shaping identity, perception, and lived experience through deeply divided sociological schemas.

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A discussion on the origins and meaning of Black Consciousness, solidarity, and the shift from “non-white” to “black” as a political and philosophical identity.

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An analysis of urban African identity, cultural shifts, and the tension between rural and industrial life, revealing how modernity reshapes black experience and social relations.

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