Sikivu Hutchinson

Police Criminals & the Brutalization of Black Girls

In Alice Walker’s short story “The Flowers” a little girl happens upon the decomposing body of a lynching victim while she is out picking flowers. Walker contrasts... Read More

Women “Equal” in STEM Hiring? Not So Fast

To all the white scientists reading this, raise your hand high if you’ve ever been mistaken for “the help” in your university or government-funded... Read More

College Not Prisons: Black Skeptics Los Angeles’ “First in the Family” Humanist Scholarship

In 2013, Black Skeptics Los Angeles (BSLA) spearheaded its First in the Family Humanist Scholarship initiative which provides resources to undocumented, foster care, homeless, and LGBTQ youth... Read More

Atheists and Humanists Condemn Human Rights Crisis at the U.S. Border and Nativist Attacks against Undocumented Immigrants

The influx of Central American families and unaccompanied minors at the U.S. border has escalated into a human rights crisis which some have exploited... Read More

Who Wants to Be a Rocket Scientist? Race, Gender, and the STEM Divide

First in the Family Humanist Scholarship Winners

Earlier this year, Black Skeptics Los Angeles (BSLA) spearheaded its First in the Family Humanist Scholarship initiative, which focuses on providing resources to undocumented,... Read More

Celebrating Women

At an early age, black girls are branded as public menaces. They are suspended and expelled for “defiance” at greater rates than white boys... Read More