When leading Black Lives Matter activist and writer Darnell Moore was 14, three boys from his neighborhood in Camden, NJ tried to set him on fire because they thought he was gay–– that wouldn't be the first time he almost lost because of vicious ...
When leading Black Lives Matter activist and writer Darnell Moore was 14, three boys from his neighborhood in Camden, NJ tried to set him on fire because they thought he was gay–– that wouldn't be the first time he almost lost because of vicious homophobia and being a young black man in America. The award-winning writer joined Salon's D Watkins to discuss his new memoir
"No Ashes in the Fire", which details his journey from quirky, bullied teenager to survivor and influential activist.