The Humanist Society: Celebrating 85 Years

The Humanist Society, the endorsing organization for humanist professionals in the United States, celebrates its 85th Anniversary on July 5th. As we reflect on the long, rich, and storied history of this organization, we stand... Read More
This Pride Month Feels a Little Bit Different

June is Pride Month in the United States, and as an out queer person, I’ve always looked at June as a moment for deep(er) reflection. How far have we come as a country on LGBTQ+... Read More
“Shaking” It Up: Centering Black Quakers on Juneteenth

Freedom Day, better known to some as Juneteenth, has been commemorated on June 19th as a federal holiday in the United States since 2021. Although some people believe that Juneteenth is “the day that slavery... Read More
A Meditation on African-American Humanism: Through the Lens of a Black Disabled Feminist Skeptic from Gen-Z

The African American Humanism course I took this spring at Pitzer College confirmed that people like me do exist even though we’re not supposed to. As taught by Sikivu Hutchinson, this course unlocked access to... Read More
What Would My Momma Think? Humanist Reflections of a Radical Black Femme

This article is part of a series of two from students in a course on humanism at Pitzer College taught by Sikivu Hutchinson. The other article will be posted next week. Both articles were previously posted... Read More
Humanism in the Military

May is National Military Appreciation Month. This became the case surprisingly recently, in 1999, and was first proposed by veteran and Senator John McCain. May was chosen as the month due to the number of... Read More
Protecting Access to Emergency Abortion Care is a Matter of Life or Death

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments in consolidated cases Idaho v. U.S. and Moyle v. U.S. that threaten the lives of pregnant people across the country by jeopardizing access to... Read More