Meet the New AHA Staff Member: Innanoshe R. Akuson

Please welcome the American Humanist Association’s new Social Media Coordinator, Innanoshe R. Akuson! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? I hold a bachelor of laws (BL) from the Nigerian Law School, Lagos, and... Read More
Meet the Intern: Nicholas Copley

Please welcome the Appignani Humanist Legal Center’s new legal intern, Nicholas Copley! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? In 2012 I graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. After... Read More
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Find Out What It Means to Humanism and Yourself

One month from today, the American Humanist Association and Periyar International will host their first-ever joint conference, Humanism & Self-Respect, at Montgomery College’s Cultural Arts Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. The international event will bring... Read More
US Women’s Soccer Team Are Fighters, and Sometimes the Opponent Is Right Here at Home

On the heels of their record-setting fourth World Cup victory on July 7 in France, the US women’s national soccer team (USWNT) is engaged in a lawsuit with the United States Soccer Federation to seek... Read More
A Humanist and a Baptist Walk through Colonial Williamsburg…

Last week, I participated in the Fellows Program of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC), a national group working in courtrooms and on Capitol Hill to protect the right for all Americans to... Read More
The Latest Blast to Blasphemy Laws: H.R. 512

On Tuesday, July 23, 2019, Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Mark Meadows (R-NC) introduced House Resolution 512 to support the repeal of blasphemy laws globally, encouraging the State Department and President Trump to protect international... Read More
Secular Students Are Determined to Be “Better Together”

We’ve all heard the stereotype about atheists being lonely because their lack of belief in a god is isolating and renders their lives meaningless. Sure, life can be challenging if you must solve your own... Read More