This contribution grapples with the question: Is there a relationship between Steve Biko’s ‘quest
for a true humanity’ or, differently put, his search for South Africa’s ‘human face’ and Vuyani
Vellem’s quest for an ...
There is an upsurge of renewed interest in South Africa in Black Consciousness, Black theology and consequently in the work of Steven Bantu Biko who remains a central figure for a movement that now seems to inspire a new ...
Boesak, Allan Aubrey(AOSIS Open Journals, 2017-07-25)
This article examines the manner and method of resistance against patriarchal power and
privilege. Two types of power are contrasted. One is the violent, war-like and hierarchical
power of an empire, and the other is the ...
Boesak, Allan Aubrey(AOSIS Open Journals, 2019-07-25)
The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr, 50 years ago on 04 April 1968, has been recalled in
the United States with memorial services, conferences, public discussions and books. In
contrast, the commemoration in 2017 ...
Boesak, Allan Aubrey(University of Stellenbosch, 2020)
In an early 1977 interview, Steve Biko offered not only insights into the events of June 16 the year before, but also a prophetic analysis of a post-apartheid situation if black people’s political liberation did not include ...
