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.

In all fields black consciousness seeks to talk to the black man in a language that is his own

If you want to say something radical, you should dress conservative.

I'm going to be me as I am, and you can beat me or jail me or even kill me, but I'm not going to be what you want me to be.

Apartheid - both petty and grand - is obviously evil. Nothing can justify the arrogant assumption that a clique of foreigners has the right to decide on the lives of a majority.

A people without a positive history is like a vehicle without an engine.

The power of a movement lies in the fact that it can indeed change the habits of people. This change is not the result of force but of dedication, of moral persuasion.