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Darnell Lamont Walker

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…

18 min readMar 7, 2024

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Amiri Baraka x Darnell Lamont Walker: The Interview

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Darnell Lamont Walker

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…

9 min readNov 29, 2023

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

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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…

7 min readSep 8, 2023

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Untamed, Euphoric, and Wet: Surviving Burning Man 2023

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Darnell Lamont Walker

The Thing About Reporting Racism

It’s been a week. I feel so naked most days. I don’t read comments or responses, though I’m told many are people with stories just…

5 min readDec 19, 2022

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The Thing About Reporting Racism

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Darnell Lamont Walker

What If I Never Make It Home? One Man’s Self-Care Tour and Your Reminder to Book The Ticket

Like most things in my life, this tour, now affectionately called the Treat Yo’self to Self-Care Tour, was not planned. That’s mostly due…

5 min readOct 11, 2022

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What If I Never Make It Home? One Man’s Self-Care Tour and Your Reminder to Book The Ticket

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The Journey Toward True Love & Vulnerability: My Ayahuasca Experience

New mothers stand by their baby’s crib, reaching out after every twitch, every move, every gurgle, every laugh. If we could remember…

10 min readMar 17, 2022

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The Journey Toward True Love & Vulnerability: My Ayahuasca Experience

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Travel & Street Food: The Soul of a Country

Stationary carts in Tai O, push carts in Miraflores, small trailers in Mexico City, and literal hole-in-the-walls in Durban teach me more…

4 min readApr 13, 2021

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Travel & Street Food: The Soul of a Country

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Darnell Lamont Walker

Travel & Blood Clots: Staying Alive While Living

She said, “You probably should have been dead weeks ago. You have three clots in your lungs and 13 in your leg, from your ankle to your…

9 min readApr 6, 2021

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Travel & Blood Clots: Staying Alive While Living

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Darnell Lamont Walker

B(L)ackpacking: Traveling the World While Black & Not Ending Up in a Ditch

The last few years saw a BOOM in Black [American] folks trekking the planet and it’s simply amazing! Especially since so many of us were…

7 min readApr 1, 2021

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B(L)ackpacking: Traveling the World While Black & Not Ending Up in a Ditch

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Darnell Lamont Walker

Must Be Kind: And 9 Other Rules for Group Travel

Staring at my third passport from across the room, I realize I’ve been quite a few places with plenty of folks and so many of those…

4 min readMar 30, 2021

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Must Be Kind: And 9 Other Rules for Group Travel

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Darnell Lamont Walker

Darnell Lamont Walker

Children’s Media Writer: Nick, Jr. — Netflix — PBS — AppleTV+ — NPR & More | Death Doula | Doc Filmmaker | Explorer | @Hello.Darnell | Darnell.Walker@Me.Com

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