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Darnell Lamont Walker

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How to Cure Grief: A Death Doula’s Instructions

Start at the summit of Mount Katahdin, collecting all the bloodroot along the way to the Chattahoochee for protection, renewal, and deep…

Feb 12

How to Cure Grief: A Death Doula’s Instructions

Feb 12

The U.S. Wants to Turn Apartheid’s Enforcers Into “Persecuted Victims”

“Victims,” they call them. “Refugees,” some said. The same country that turns away Black and brown peacemakers in search of better homes …

Feb 9

The U.S. Wants to Turn Apartheid’s Enforcers Into “Persecuted Victims”

Feb 9

No Matter What Happens, Do Not Become a Teacher: For Young Folks (and you) Figuring Life Out

At 25, I almost walked into a life I would undoubtedly have regretted. And for what? To satisfy the expectations of people who weren’t…

Jan 8

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Jan 8

My Grandmother Would Have Left: Black America and the Sunk-Cost Fallacy

The danger of the sunk-cost fallacy lies in its ability to keep us tethered to things we’ve moved beyond. It tricks us into believing…

Jan 7

My Grandmother Would Have Left: Black America and the Sunk-Cost Fallacy

Jan 7

If You Survived NYC’s Grit, Here’s the Letter You Deserve

To those who survived New York City —

Oct 29, 2024

If You Survived NYC’s Grit, Here’s the Letter You Deserve

Oct 29, 2024

More Than The Parties: Why an HBCU Homecoming Is Part of the Healing

Homecoming is affirming. It’s a sanctuary, it’s necessary. It’s truly filling and reminds you who you are — and who you’ve always been…

Oct 28, 2024

More Than The Parties: Why an HBCU Homecoming Is Part of the Healing

Oct 28, 2024

How Our Song Aims to Help Parents Talk to Their Children About Limb…

Talking to children about limb differences is essential in shaping their understanding of the world and fostering empathy and inclusion f…

Sep 5, 2024

How Our Song Aims to Help Parents Talk to Their Children About Limb…

Sep 5, 2024

Amiri Baraka x Darnell Lamont Walker: The Interview

In 2006, I had the incredible opportunity to interview Amiri Baraka for the University of Virginia’s Pride Magazine. Back then, Pride…

Mar 7, 2024

Amiri Baraka x Darnell Lamont Walker: The Interview

Mar 7, 2024

Seeding Joy: I am a Death Doula and a Children’s TV Writer

For most people, childhood seems far away from the person they’ve become. Darnell Lamont Walker sees things differently. As a death…

Nov 29, 2023

Seeding Joy: I am a Death Doula and a Children’s TV Writer

Nov 29, 2023

Untamed, Euphoric, and Wet: Surviving Burning Man 2023

It wasn’t all joyous. The music wasn’t always playing. We stood still for a while, holding the hands of those who needed physical touch…

Sep 8, 2023

Untamed, Euphoric, and Wet: Surviving Burning Man 2023

Sep 8, 2023

Darnell Lamont Walker

Darnell Lamont Walker

he/him

Emmy-Nominated Children’s Media Writer | Death Doula | Let's Connect: @Hello.Darnell | Darnell.Walker@Me.Com

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