“As my ancestors are free from slavery, I am free from the slavery of religion.” –Butterfly McQueen, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 8, 1989 Butterfly McQueen was born Thelma MacQueen in Tampa, Florida, in January 1911. Her... Read More

Fortney H. “Pete” Stark Jr., the 2008 Humanist of the Year who served in the US House of Representatives representing California's 13th District for four decades, died on January 24 at his home in Harwood,... Read More

“Art must discover and reveal the beauty which prejudice and caricature have overlaid.” —Alain Locke Alain LeRoy Locke was born on September 13, 1885, the only child of Pliny Ishmael Locke (the first black employee... Read More

The American Humanist Association (AHA) is honored to recognize author and activist Salman Rushdie as the 2019 Humanist of the Year. Rushdie is the author of thirteen novels, with a fourteenth coming soon. His second,... Read More

“In the name of morality and religion, these extremists have taken it upon themselves to return us to the days when the poor were expected to practice self-control while the rich practiced birth-control—or they were... Read More

“Our country is in trouble. It’s like a snake that has outgrown its skin and is trying to shed it. We’ve gotten too big and complicated and diverse to be labeled a Christian nation. Humanism... Read More

March is Women’s History Month in the United States, the UK, and Australia. In commemoration we bring you the final installment of this year’s four-part series, Humanist Women in History. Read last week’s profile on Barbara... Read More