Mandisa Thomas

Mandisa Thomas is the founder and president of Black Nonbelievers Inc., established in 2011.[1][2] She was raised secularly, although she sang in a church choir.[1][3] In 2012 she was shown next to Langston Hughes on a billboard in Atlanta as part of a campaign sponsored by the group African Americans for Humanism.[4] In 2013 she was a speaker at the 2013 National Convention of American Atheists.[5] Also that year she organized the Blackout Secular Rally in New York, which was the first outdoor event featuring nontheists of color and the first secular rally celebrating diversity.[6] The idea for the rally was hers and Ayanna Watson's.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Updated 1:49 PM ET, Sat March 28, 2015 (2015-03-28). "Confessions of a black atheist". CNN.com. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  2. ↑ "Mandisa Thomas on "The Alan Eisenberg Show" | Mythicist Milwaukee". Mythicistmke.publishpath.com. 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  3. ↑ "Jet April 30, 2012 Page 36". Trendmag2.trendoffset.com. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  4. ↑ Kevin Eckstrom (2012-02-22). "Religion News Service | Tags | Mandisa Thomas". Archives.religionnews.com. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  5. ↑ "2013 National Convention Speakers | American Atheists". Atheists.org. 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  6. ↑ "Blackout Secular Rally: An Organizer's Perspective –". Thehumanist.com. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  7. ↑ "BLACKOUT, an Interview with Mandisa Thomas". Secular Woman. 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
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