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Jazmin “Sunny” Murphy

is a researcher and writer with a special interest in U.S.-based Indigenous and African diasporic peoples’ connections to land and their influence on, and contributions to, individual and collective agency and self-determination. Learn more about her and her science writing and reporting work at her website.

Articles By This Author

A triptych showing headshots of Shanelle Donaldson West, Jonathón Savage, and Vetiveah Harrison

Issues

Black Growing Traditions

Black farmers are reasserting themselves in food cultivation and building on the practices of earlier generations.

Jazmin “Sunny” Murphy | Aug 31, 2023

Woman overlooking a rivebank in the outdoors with hiking poles in the outdoors

Environment

Black Americans Re-Embrace the Outdoors After Generations of Exclusion

Nature has long been a place of healing and joy for Black communities.

Jazmin “Sunny” Murphy | Jan 4, 2023

Environment

How Indigenous Knowledge Reconnects Us All to Fire

By elevating Traditional Ecological Knowledge, a forestry center in Minnesota works to restore ecosystems and Indigenous sovereignty.

Jazmin “Sunny” Murphy | Sep 20, 2022

Environment

Decolonizing Environmentalism

We are witnessing a historical push toward the dismantling of imperialism, the decentralization of power, and the welcoming of non-White, non-European values into conservation.

Jazmin “Sunny” Murphy | Sep 15, 2020

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