The Basic Tenet Of Black Consciousness Is

Tradition Has It That Whenever A Group Of People Has Tasted The Lovely Fruits Of Wealth, Security And Prestige It Begins To Find It More Comfortable To Believe In The Obvious Lie And Accept That It Alone Is Entitled To Privilege.

A People Without A Positive History Is Like A Vehicle Without An Engine.

So As A Prelude Whites Must Be Made To Realise That They Are Only Human, Not Superior. Same With Blacks. They Must Be Made To Realise That They Are Also Human, Not Inferior.

We Have Set Out On A Quest For True Humanity, And Somewhere On The Distant Horizon We Can See The Glittering Prize. Let Us March Forth With Courage And Determination, Drawing Strength From Our Common Plight And Our Brotherhood [and Sisterhood]. In Time We Shall Be In A Position To Bestow Upon South Africa The Greatest Gift Possible--a More Human Face

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.