Tag Archives: Secular communities

Ask Mandisa 62: Secular Communities and Current Issues

by | July 1, 2021

By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Mandisa Thomas, a native of New York City, is the founder and President of Black Nonbelievers, Inc. Although never formally indoctrinated into belief, Mandisa was heavily exposed to Christianity, Black Nationalism, and Islam. As a child she loved reading, and enjoyed various tales of Gods from different cultures, including Greek and Ghanaian. “Through… Read more »

Interview with Bridgett “Bree” Crutchfield – Founder, Minority Atheists of Michigan & Founder, the Black Nonbelievers (Detroit Affiliate)

By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Bridgett “Bree” Crutchfield is the Founder of Minority Atheists of Michigan, the Detroit Affiliate of Black Nonbelievers (2013), and Operation Water For Flint (2016). Here we talk about women in secular communities. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What have been the major progressions and regressions for women in secular communities? Bridgett “Bree” Crutchfield: Major… Read more »

Ask Mandisa 26 – One River: Two Streams Divided

by | May 19, 2019

By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Mandisa Thomas is the Founder of Black Nonbelievers, Inc (Twitter & Facebook). One of the largest, if the not the largest, organization for African-American or black nonbelievers & atheists in the United States. The organization is intended to give secular fellowship, provide nurturance and support for nonbelievers, encourage a sense of pride in irreligion, and promote charity… Read more »