Demetrius Miles Murphy, Ph.D.

How a $5 Billion Federal Project Could Sink the Lower Ninth Ward For Good Decades after Betsy and Katrina, the community faces another threat — a canal proposal promising “progress” that could threaten its survival.

I spent six months walking the Lower Ninth Ward, speaking w/ dozens of neighbors, + combing through 6,000 pages of FOIA docs. My latest reveals what recent documentaries left out. If Katrina’s legacy moved you, don’t miss what’s happening to the community now capitalbnews.org/katrina-anni...

In the Eye of the Beholder: Exploring Perceived Access in an Urban Resource Desert - Qualitative Sociology Neighborhood resource access is a critical determinant of health and well-being, yet traditional measures often overlook the subjective experiences of residents in under-resourced areas. This study ex...

Excited about my latest publication in Qualitative Sociology! I explore how Black residents in a resource scarce ”desert” perceive access to groceries, pharmacies, and parks and why their lived realities often diverge from GIS-based assessments of access. doi.org/10.1007/s111... DM me for a link!

A flyer asking for submissions to a mini-conference "Black Placemaking and Worldmaking: Space, Power, and Possibility" at the 2026 Eastern Sociological Society (ESS) annual meeting in Washington, DC.

I am thrilled to co-organize with @laceesatcher.bsky.social the mini-conference "Black Placemaking and Worldmaking: Space, Power, and Possibility" at the 2026 Eastern Sociological Society (ESS) annual meeting in Washington, DC. If the call resonates with you, please submit your work.

I'm delighted to share my new article in @readdemography.bsky.social!

Ruth Wilson Gilmore said, “No abolitionist who is a true abolitionist wants to save money. What we want is for the money to be spent, to enhance, and support human life so that it can flourish in a way that doesn’t destroy the planet. We’re not about cost-savings.” Save lives, not money.

Justified critiques of the Biden admin abound, but they deserve enormous credit for their stance on the 2022 Brazilian election. Events over last week make absolutely clear that if Trump had been president when Bolsonaro lost, Brazilian democracy would have been mortally wounded

Thank you so much!!! I am looking forward to celebrating with you at ASA.

Trump Pledges 50% Tariffs Against Brazil, Citing ‘Witch Hunt’ Against Bolsonaro

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Trump Pledges 50% Tariffs Against Brazil, Citing ‘Witch Hunt’ Against Bolsonaro www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/w...

Good morning to those commemorating the struggle for freedom, fervently defending freedom's possibilities for our descendants, and having a good time doing it. #HappyJuneteenth

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Thank you! I will send you an email soon to find time to catch up.

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Please share your stories about successful defenses and such on the #Blackademics feed using #wemadeit because it takes a village!!

The pleasure is mine. Congratulations to you, too, Ann @annowens.bsky.social

I’m excited to share that I defended my Ph.D. and will join Boston College this fall as an Assistant Professor of Sociology and African and African Diaspora Studies. Thank you to my committee, academic community, and family for their unwavering support and love.

TLP invites proposals for “Aesthetics of Joy and Refuge in Contemporary Culture” an interdisciplinary, open call conference to be held on October 10, 2025 at NYU.
We are interested in original contributions that examine contemporary visual and expressive culture across disciplines.

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