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 who will be the first in their families to go to... Read More

Since 1987 the US government has recognized March as Women’s History Month, a time to pay tribute to the achievements of women around the world. Unsurprisingly, many women who are notable for their accomplishments as... Read More

Congratulations to all the freethought and LGBT groups recognized by the American Family Association (AFA) last week on their much-discussed interactive Bigotry Map, dedicated to “exposing anti-Christian bigotry in America.” We know it is truly... Read More

Please welcome the newest addition to the American Humanist Association staff, Member Services Assistant Meredith Thompson! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? I studied humanities in college. The program focused on the critical... Read More

In many ways, the documentary film She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry reaffirms the old proverb: “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” This documentary about the triumphs and pitfalls of the second-wave... Read More

Yesterday morning, following the previous night’s Academy Awards extravaganza, the folks at Fox News started to crow. They were outraged that the film American Sniper didn’t win more awards (it was nominated for six Oscars,... Read More

Last week, you may have noticed people walking around with ash on their foreheads. Ash Wednesday kicked off the forty days of Lent for millions of Christians around the world. Beginning on Ash Wednesday and... Read More