Biko
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Under police orders, Biko was restricted from leaving King William’s Town.
From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2023
For those wanting to bring international attention to Sandeng's case, he was hailed as The Gambia's Steve Biko, a reference to South Africa's renowned anti-apartheid activist who died in detention in 1977.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2023
“Biko” I was in South Africa with Nelson Mandela when they unveiled a statue of Steve Biko, a Black activist who was killed in a prison cell by white people during apartheid.
From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2022
All is not lost, however — Biko Hollie was one of the top outside hitters in the City as a junior, and Venice still has some young talent like junior Tinoa Woodward-Hart.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2022
Gabriel recently re-released the 1980 song, “Biko,” which the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer originally wrote as a tribute to South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, who was killed in police custody in 1977.
From Washington Times • Feb. 28, 2021
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