The walls around the hood keep the people on the inside from the changes on the outside.
– Darnell Lamont Walker
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- Non Violence and Religion: Both designed to keep the oppressed from murdering their oppressors. – Darnell Lamont Walker
- Think outside of the box. Work outside of the box. Dream outside of the box. Succeed outside of the box. – Matshona Dhliwayo
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- Though the outside of human life changes much, the inside changes little. – Edith Hamilton
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- adulthood is depressing. for me at least. i cried at the death of every illusion harder than i cried at the death of friends. – Darnell Lamont Walker
- With tact, exit from the world I’ve created, and we never have to speak of those good times again. – Darnell Lamont Walker
- If you had the option to pray for me or fight with me, you better choose the fight. – Darnell Lamont Walker
- Once a year I need to hear you tell me how proud you are of me for growing a little more. – Darnell Lamont Walker
- Always be you! Just never think you can always be you without consequence. – Darnell Lamont Walker
- She said she wanted to see beautiful things. I took her to where i planted my seeds. – Darnell Lamont Walker
- Politicians and figureheads bank on the amnesia of the ignorant. – Darnell Lamont Walker
- They made you an Amendment and convinced you it meant ‘American. – Darnell Lamont Walker
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- But you have to sacrifice yourself for YOURSELF, too. – Darnell Lamont Walker
- I didn’t mean to snore in your ear, but I wanted to inhale all of what was wrapped up in the comforter with me. – Darnell Lamont Walker
- You can’t forgive your captor and simultaneously be upset at your place in society. – Darnell Lamont Walker
- My ideas ???? like rabbits. – Darnell Lamont Walker
- An HBCU that is not inherently revolutionary is irrelevant. – Darnell Lamont Walker
- Sometimes, some of you speak about god, and I mistake him for an abusive lover you’re trying to escape. – Darnell Lamont Walker
- The masters and overseers were so good at employee development, in their absence, the employees still achieved the company’s mission – Darnell Lamont Walker
- Gonna pretend to be a deaf mute who knows no sign one day, meet a woman, and we’ll write for the rest of our lives. – Darnell Lamont Walker
- Not everything set on fire will rise. – Darnell Lamont Walker