Richard Joyner

“Brother, if I don’t get my church, my family doing what we need to do for sustainability on the ground level, and learning how to start investing back and raising the best children, sustaining in our communities, Don ain’t going to change shit for me,”

Richard Joyner · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-02

Joyner, a farmer supporting Davis, expressed cynicism about relying on politicians for community sustainability.

“When people like Don and other people get in these places, God, I pray for a sense of holy conscience from our ancestors that will rise up in them. If they don’t do the right thing, I pray they would whoop their Black ass. And let them have no peace until the people they serve have peace. If there is no justice, there is no peace. Tell those that want to give us handouts to go to hell. We don’t want no handout. We want equity, we want inclusion, and we want justice. And we won’t settle for nothing less.”

Richard Joyner · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-02

Joyner offered a prayer demanding equity, inclusion, and justice from elected officials.

“It’s already happening … Don is going to do what it takes to keep that seat. And if he thinks that the white people and these white farmers have been the one that helped him to stay there, even though Richard Joyner busts his ass for him … you know, Richard don’t have the money or the influence he thinks to keep turning this district for him.”

Richard Joyner · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-02

Joyner worried that Davis would prioritize the white farmers who help him keep his seat over Black supporters.