Hiring of Accused Atheist Leader Is Reminder That #MeToo Is Still Needed in Organized Atheism
Far from being a refuge from religious tyranny, mainstream atheism is just another microcosm of American gender and racial hierarchies.
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Why White Evangelical Women Aren’t the Swing Voters They Sometimes Appear to Be
Even as many white evangelical women speak about traditionally liberal topics, they refuse to openly discuss America’s deep political divides.
Read MoreAtheists Miss Another #MeToo Moment
After a sexual assault scandal, American Atheists could have hired Mandisa Thomas, of the national Black Non-Believers organization, but instead chose yet another white man.
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Trump’s Abortion Gag Rule Is State Violence
Being for reproductive justice is non-negotiable for a feminism based on economic justice.
Read MoreSCOTUS ‘Right to Work’ Decision Especially Damaging to Women and People of Color
Black women are more likely to be employed in public-sector jobs than both white women and Black men, while making 60 cents to the dollar of white men.
Read MorePope Compares Abortion to Nazi Eugenics
Comments like these demonstrate why the church poses a mortal threat to the lives, well-being, and earning power of women across the globe.
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Atheists of Color Transcend Opposition to Religion and White Atheist Privilege in Working for Social Justice
I’m a black atheist who works in urban public schools of color that systematically funnel…
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Just Give ‘Em a Little Jesus: Black Marriage Meets White Paternalism
These days, a standard caveat from some religious black folk is that errant souls just…
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Atheists Support L.A. Pastor Who Faces “Tribunal” for LGBT Advocacy
Why Did So Many Black Women Die? Jonestown at 35
Why did this ultimately tragic movement, led by a young white man, appeal to so many African-American women?
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