14 Quotes by D.B. Mays

Sometimes you have to tell the whole damn truth no matter how ugly and painful it may be. America needs to smell and sit in her own feces for a while and walk around and let the world see her stained rear end and cover its nose at the stench of her democracy.

American Soup"We've taken the lid off, the pot is boiling over.Watch yourself, don't touch itlest you burn and bear the scarsof that good ole American melting potthat’s cracking under the weight of its faux democracy.

Blacktivitiy"Bespattered with brilliant stars shining brightAnd suspended over the splendid, sable sea.Though all His works are wondrous beauties,God’s greatest paintings are of you and me.

I aim to convey, through lines and verse, the Black experience as it is today so that the generations who come after us have a lyrical but accurate account of how we contended with racial and social injustice and violence during our lifetime. In essence, I write to promote the reverence we deserve for our resilience, beauty, and humanity.

We have to teach, tell, and show Black girls that they are beautiful... that there is no standard of beauty, only defining it. And we, Black girls, define beauty, too. Our hair, shade, shape, and features are beautiful. We set trends, and the world follows.