Her poem “The Earth is a Living Thing” merges the Black body with nature. It identifies beautiful Black things in nature and collapses the boundary between the Black body and these elements ...

According to the American Psychological Association, being in nature can also help with cognitive issues like focus, allow you to sleep better, and reduce stress levels — something many Black ...

and Black joy. (This interview has been edited for length and clarity.) Rue Mapp: “Nature Swagger” is the book of my dreams in a lot of different ways. One of the things that I started doing ...

“My journeys in nature have been profound experiences of Black people coming together to cultivate healing, community, and joy.” In Nature Swagger: Stories and Visions of Black Joy in the Outdoors, ...

Corina Newsome calls it a gateway bird, the one special species that sets an avian enthusiast on a lifetime course of discovery and environmental passion. Hers was the blue jay. For Tykee James ...

“I want to show young girls that you can do other things ... for Black folks in overalls and bare feet, so we need to convince our own people that we have a place in science, nature and ...

But I think pretty much every Black birder, every Black nature enthusiast has this reflexive behavior when they see other people, especially white people, in these spaces. You do things like really ...

It's fascinating the things you can use acorns for ... a national not-for-profit organization that connects Black people with nature and each other. As one of the local leaders, Smith finds ...

As the stressors of life pile up, fresh air and the sounds of nature can be the best respite ... and outdoor spaces were often restricted to Black Americans and other people of color in the ...