We are committed to promoting the work of black skeptics, freethinkers, atheists, agnostics and secular humanists through community outreach, education, and social justice initiatives.
In June 2025, the LAUSD school board voted to allocate $2 million in funding to LGBTQ+ affirming educational programming, training and outreach for students, families, staff and community. To date, very little of the funding has been spent, and there is no formal mechanism or community oversight to ensure the district is accountable to school-communities for the proper expenditure of these funds.
DetailsOn Sunday, May 31st, Sikivu will be giving a talk at Lore Bookstore in Leimert Park on her 2020 book Humanist in the Hood: Unapologetically Black, Feminist and Heretical, which centers Black secular humanism and explores some of the following questions and themes:
DetailsThe Women’s Leadership Project Future of Feminism conference will be held on Thursday, April 23rd from 9:30am-2:30pm at the Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica.
DetailsIn the midst of Trump administration backlash against and attacks on racial, social and educational justice in K-12 and higher education, support for African American students is paramount. Applications for our 2026 First in the Family Humanist $5000 scholarships are now available!
DetailsWe’re pleased to announce that Black Skeptics L.A. is among 26 organizations that were awarded Performing Arts Grants this year! The Culver City City Council…
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By Sikivu Hutchinson : "How are Black women, by virtue of having some of the highest rates of gender-based violence victimization globally, uniquely vulnerable to
To Catch a Cult Predator: Black Women Beware
By Sikivu Hutchinson
