Made possible by an endowment offered through the Freedom From Religion Foundation, Sikivu Hutchinson has become "the first Black woman to teach a course on African American humanism," which was held at Pitzer College.

The Pitzer College Secular Studies program was founded in 2011 by sociology professor Phil Zuckerman. It offers a rare space in higher education dedicated to the academic study of nonreligion. In an interview published at Psychology Today, Hutchinson describes the motivating force behind her secular work:

Because people of color are disproportionately poor, segregated, demonized as racial others, over-incarcerated and denied equitable access to education we don't have the luxury and the privilege to be secular or pursue a secularist agenda that isn't steeped in economic and social justice.

Crossposted from the Black Skeptics Los Angeles website, the American Humanist Association has published a series of articles written by students enrolled in the course: "Ruminating on African American Humanism: My Experience and Skepticism" by Corrie Waters:

African American Humanism deals with issues like police brutality, systemic racism, discrimination in healthcare, and expanding access to healthcare, contraceptives, and safe-sex awareness, which all disproportionately affect Black women.

"Intersecting Identities within African American Humanism" by Reese Rutherford:

When identifying ways different types of people react to experiences, it is important to recognize the combined identity one experiences when less 'socially acceptable' identities overlap, creating an identity that affects one's experience differently than someone without the same overlapping identities.

"What Would My Momma Think? Humanist Reflections of a Radical Black Femme" by Ramya Herman:

Our world is in a state of rapid decline that suggests a potential end to our society, as well as an end to the American empire as it has stood for the last couple of centuries. As the individuals who are inheriting the crumbled pieces of humanity, it is critical that we sustain and rebuild our society so that it is one where all humans are recognized and treated as such. Hopefully, one day we will reach a point, both within the Black community, and throughout our society, where it is not demonized to be human in any form. I believe African American Humanist thought, and classes that provide a platform for educating youth about it, will be the groundwork and guiding force for that transition.

"A Meditation on African-American Humanism: Through the Lens of a Black Disabled Feminist Skeptic from Gen-Z" by Adia Gardner:

The myth that irreligiosity is always synonymous with immorality not only limits the space to be non-religious but is also inaccurate when you put history under a microscope and unearth the fact that Black freethinkers have long aligned themselves with the pursuit of freedom for the socioeconomically disenfranchised.