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Black Consciousness Movement (BCM)

Stephen Bantu Biko
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Stephen Bantu Biko

Member of the SRC at University of Natal (Non-European section), first president of SASO, Chair of SASO Publications, Bl...

Mafika Pascal Gwala
Biography
Jun 06, 2012

Mafika Pascal Gwala

Poet, Writer, Editor, Member of the Black Consciousness Movement, and Contributor for the Black Review, contributor to S...

 James Matthews
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

James Matthews

Poet, novelist, writer and political prisoner

Dr Sathasivan “Saths” Cooper
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Dr Sathasivan “Saths” Cooper

Vice President of the NIC,Member of the BC movement, Secretary of the BPC, Vice President of AZAPO, Vice Principal of UD...

Biography
Mar 26, 2012

Benjamin Johnson Langa

Secretary General and Cultural Officer of SASO, political activist, poet, member of MK and the ANC

Thenjiwe Mtintso
Biography
Sep 11, 2012

Thenjiwe Mtintso

Journalist, trade unionist,  member of the  Black Consciousness Movement (BCM)  activist, member of the ANC and MK, Depu...

Jeffry Dumo Baqwa
Biography
Mar 13, 2013

Jeffry Dumo Baqwa

Member of the Black Consciousness Movement, Medical doctor

Njabulo Simakahle Ndebele
Biography
Jan 30, 2013

Njabulo Simakahle Ndebele

Leading author and cultural activist and former Vice-Chancellor and Principal of a number of universities.

Zwelakhe Sisulu
Biography
Oct 09, 2012

Zwelakhe Sisulu

journalist, President of Media Workers Association of South Africa, business executive, former SABC CEO, 

The formation of SASO and the Black People’s Convention
Article
Jun 10, 2011

The formation of SASO and the Black People’s Convention

Black university students had tried for many years to make progress through the multiracial and liberal National Union o...

Black Consciousness Movement (BCM)
Article
Mar 20, 2011

Black Consciousness Movement (BCM)

On 12 September 1977, the Black Consciousness leader Steve Biko died while in the custody of security police. The period...