Abstract:Mindful of 2020's global focus on questions of systemic racism, this article looks at the continuing salience of the South African activist Steve Biko's ideas about Black Consciousness and consciousnessraising as they impact young people's empowerment in African countries. In the context of the UK Research and Innovation Global Challenges Research Fund (UKRI GCRF) Accelerate Hub (2019-24), a project exploring interventions in adolescents' lives across the continent, it considers the ongoing relevance of Biko's… Show more
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