12 September: Remember and Know

Today

Born in 1946 and raised in Eastern Cape, he was a medical Student whom founded a black student organization and created a national “black consciousness movement”

Had it not been for this man who fought for equality- it makes you wonder if things would be as they are today.

I appreciate and honor the color of my skin as it goes deep beyond the human eye.
In 1977 on this day Steve Biko died

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