Frank Talk, first published in March 1984, as the official publication of the Natal Region of AZAPO, the Azanian Peoples Organisation, was later published by an Editorial Collective, structured as an independent body corporate, but committed to a theoretical vision of a Black Consciousness ideology. "Frank Talk" was originally the pseudonym under which Steve Biko wrote several articles, later published in the journal and hence the title of the journal. Volume 2, September 1987, contains a full list of these articles. The theory of Black Consciousness is explored and related to issues of race and racism, theology, culture and and revolution. Several issues of the journal were banned for distribution in terms of government legislation but were later unbanned.
Archive record
Frank Talk

- Origin date
- February 1989
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Frank Talk. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0106713
South African History Online (2016) 'Frank Talk', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0106713 (Accessed: 30 July 2026).
South African History Online, Frank Talk [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0106713, (accessed 30 July 2026).
"Frank Talk." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0106713. Accessed 30 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Frank Talk." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0106713.
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