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Re-Centering the Margins: LGBTQ Humanist Alliance to Hold Second Annual Summit
The inaugural Centering the Margins summit, hosted by the American Humanist Association (AHA) and the LGBTQ Humanist Alliance in March of 2019 brought together BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, people of color) LGBTQ humanists, atheists, and freethinkers. The mission... Read More
The Call of Disobedience: Lessons for Social Change from Our Feminist Foremothers
In 1878 Congress first considered a constitutional amendment that read: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account... Read More
Secular Suffragists
Religion has long played a powerful role in the subjugation of women. As humanists who champion human agency, including the freedom of and from religion, we have chosen to highlight several suffragists who vocally challenged the white... Read More
Racist Too Long: Measuring White Christianity
Ed. Note: This is an excerpt of a longer interview that will appear in the September/October issue of the Humanist magazine. Read the full interview here. The election of Donald J. Trump as president of the... Read More
George Floyd’s Last Hour
Is the newly seen bodycam video of George Floyd's arrest and death a litmus test for white folks? Some are seeing the longer footage of what played out on May 25—footage that was leaked to the... Read More
Beyond European Colonialism Part II: An Interview with Jé R. Hooper
Jé R. Hooper and Rev. Dr. David Breeden will be presenting together at the American Humanist Association’s 79th Annual Conference, “Distant but Together: A Virtual Celebration of Humanism” on August 8, 2020. Their discussion will examine... Read More
Beyond European Colonialism Part I: An Interview with Rev. Dr. David Breeden
We’re almost a week away from the American Humanist Association’s 79th Annual Conference, “Distant but Together: A Virtual Celebration of Humanism” on August 8, 2020. The schedule is packed with humanist and atheist experts from across... Read More
Media Profile Rising: Phoenix Humanist Group Sponsors Local NPR Station
In such a noisy world with so many fights for justice, such a fast news cycle, and such powerful enemies opposing humanist values, how do you cut through the chaos to make a showing for your... Read More
COVID-19 Testing Deserts and Treatment Barriers
COVID-19 cases were on the rise in the United States while death rates continued to fall—at least until recently. According to the Washington Post's COVID-19 track, since July 10 death rates have been on the rise as... Read More
Vexing Vexillology
As Mississippians for justice and equality applaud the move to retire their state flag, which, since 1894, has prominently featured the Confederate battle emblem, humanists are a bit thrown by the state’s plan for an alternative.... Read More