“Being black is not a matter of
pigmentation – being black is a reflection of a mental attitude. Merely by
describing yourself as black, you have started on a road towards emancipation;
you have committed yourself to fight against all forces that seek to use your
blackness as a stamp that marks you out as a subservient being.” – Stephen
Bantu Biko.
His words were echoed at EloHIP Revival of Ubuntu at
Endaweni Car Wash (opposite Mandela Park and adjacent to Makhaza Wetlands Park)
on Sunday – the 11th of September 2016, in the form of speeches,
music and poetry. By merely reading ‘The Definition of Black Consciousness’ in
Stephen Bantu Biko’s I write what I like collection of speeches and other
writings – for about three times or more times, you will definitely and with
conviction be in affirmative with me, in that the definition of black
consciousness is metaphysical.
EloHIP Poetry Based Art Movement organises the event
on yearly basis in September – the month he was brutally murdered by the
apartheid Security Branch in 1977. The event rekindles his spirit; for he
championed humanity. The event is slowly shifting into a festival – with fine
art and fashion display.
The poets, rappers, singers and a comedian by the name Phumlani Vokovi, who took couple of jabs on the Rastafarians, edutained and entertained the audience. The event was a success.
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Hereunder are the pictures, courtesy of Amalahle Ashushu:
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