249 Quotes by Darnell Lamont Walker

Black bodies have become ornamental, haven't they?

Black people are either threats or entertainment.

It is in racists' best interest to maintain white supremacy at all costs. They will defend it with their lives, but ONLY after they've defended it with ours.

When you don't make it too far from the plantation, you might as well befriend your captors.

You can't forgive your captor and simultaneously be upset at your place in society.

The oppressor is never as free as they think they are

The thing about oppression is this: when you hold someone down, you, too, have to be there to make sure they don't move.

What happens if one day we’re standing in a kitchen, dishwasher empty, oven and air full, you’re washing and I’m drying, and the ring slips down the drain and flushes out to sea?

You don't get to turn someone's sanctuary into an unsafe space.