“ You can't forgive your captor and simultaneously be upset at your place in society. Darnell Lamont Walker
“ I've always looked at America like a foster mother doing it only for the check. At any minute, I just knew she'd be ready to give up on me. Darnell Lamont Walker
“ I sometimes sit on my roof. Not to be closer to god. To be further from y'all. Darnell Lamont Walker
“ Communities that can't read and translate what the powers are putting out will always be tricked. Darnell Lamont Walker
“ The relationship was perfect, but I hated everything about the person I became. Darnell Lamont Walker
“ When you don't make it too far from the plantation, you might as well befriend your captors. Darnell Lamont Walker
“ An HBCU that is not inherently revolutionary in 2016 is irrelevant.An African American Studies class that is not inherently revolutionary in 2016 is irrelevant. Darnell Lamont Walker
“ I remember reading article about the woman in that Oakland neighborhood who lost all her children to violence. I wondered why'd she keep living there after the first one was killed. Didn't she care ab… Darnell Lamont Walker
“ They sit there shouting "Don't do it." Someone told them revolution looked like the Cosby Show. A slight tug with a good lesson. Revolution is a tough struggle between what was and what needs to be. Darnell Lamont Walker
“ Your dreams are so far outside of your comfort zone, you've convinced yourself you don't dream at all. Darnell Lamont Walker
“ What their scorned, over-fucked mothers never teach them is this: men can be hurt, too. Darnell Lamont Walker
“ Didn't know where I was going. Didn't care where I ended up. I knew I'd be okay though. Darnell Lamont Walker
“ I speak and help some folks only because I believe they may be god in flesh, testing me for politeness. Darnell Lamont Walker
“ You can't fight and claim you want to be free from the oppressor while still holding tight to things the oppressor gave you. Darnell Lamont Walker
“ Beautiful breezes in ugly parts of town give hope to those who want to be free. Darnell Lamont Walker
“ Non Violence and Religion: Both designed to keep the oppressed from murdering their oppressors. Darnell Lamont Walker
“ Artists, especially writers, great writers, are the most honest people I know. There are deep confessions in their words. And if we're strong enough to expose the spaces between them, we find truths t… Darnell Lamont Walker
