Representative Work
Here's What Others Have Said about No Ashes in the Fire
- New York Times Review of No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black & Free in America: "The reader will arrive at the end of [No Ashes in the Fire] with a respect for Moore and the many levels of self-realization he has reached, excited to see his already admirable career as a writer, advocate and activist continue to grow. I found myself thinking of all of the black boys I grew up with who also seemed invisible. The boys who were told that their creativity, their softness, their queerness and their beauty were incompatible with their blackness. They will certainly see themselves in Moore’s story and, let’s hope, feel a little bit less alone." -Ijeoma Oluo
- "A staggering work that calls into question the truths we assume about ourselves and those among us." Esquire
- "No Ashes in the Fire is part memoir, part social commentary. Darnell honestly tells his story with an intensity and passion that offers readers a deep understanding of a gay black male coming of age who open-heartedly claims his identity, and who embraces redemptive suffering. Ultimately, he reaches out to everyone with an inclusive love." -bell hooks
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Media Production
Mic: The Movement | Ballroom Culture (host/co-producer/writer)
Mic: The Movement | Millionaire or Felon? (host/co-producer/writer)
Mic: The Movement | Poor Internet Access Holds Rural America Back (host/co-producer/writer)
Writing
Appalachian Review: In Remembrance of bell hooks
Vanity Fair: After Derek Chauvin’s Conviction, What Comes Next?
The Guardian: Mourning Black Manhood
The Nation: Stonewall, Christopher Street Gentrification
The New York Times Book Review: Survival Math
Out Magazine: Gone Missing: Remembering Black Lesbians
Arts/Culture Essays
Rashaad Newsome: Stop Playing In My Face
The Fader: Frank Ocean, The Writer
Musiqology: Jazmine Sullivan Sings a Brave New World
Out Magazine: Authors Marlon James and Nicole Dennis-Benn on Being Queer and Jamaican
The Auburn Avenue: Darnell Moore Interview
The Nature of Cities: Urban Spaces and the Mattering of Black Lives
