The greatest weapon in the hand of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed. - Steve Biko

I would like to remind the black ministry, and indeed all black people, that God is not in the habit of coming down from heaven to solve people’s problems on earth.

Black Consciousness is in essence the realization by the black man of the need to rally together with his brothers around the cause of their oppression.

"We regard our living together not as an unfortunate mishap warranting endless competition among us but as a deliberate act of God to make us a community of brothers and sisters jointly involved in the quest for a composite answer to the varied problems of life. Hence in all we do we always place man first and hence all our action is usually joint community oriented action rather than the individualism." - Steven Biko