we write what we like: biko revisited
So it’s decided. Thanks to some kind encouragement, this space once a week from today will say something about Steve Biko’s I Write What I like.
If you happen upon this post, you’re invited. I’m tagging no-one, nor am I sending out word. Just pull in if you have something to say. All you have to do is lay your hands on a copy of the book – sorry that there are no free on-line reads.
The target for next Tuesday is the first 28pages and 5 essays: 1.Biographical summary 2.SASO-it’s role, its significance and its future 3.Letter to SRC presidents 4.Black campuses and current feelings 5.Black souls in white skins?
Why revisit Biko? Because I think he has more to teach us now than possibly in the time he was writing… The more has everything to do with trying to understand what makes him a threat to those who hanker after power. Also simply, because I’ve been wanting to, and a blog seems a suitable space to process the reading, to instil a discipline that it happens and to invite participation. Let’s see.
