TFS proudly presents Jamila Bey

The Triangle Freethought Society

proudly presents

Creating a Diverse Freethought Community

with

Jamila Bey

Jamila Bey

Monday February 20th, 2012 at 7 pm

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh, Founders’ Hall

3313 Wade Avenue, Raleigh NC 27607

Jamila Bey is a journalist based in Washington, DC where she hosts the weekly radio show The Sex, Politics and Religion Hour: SPAR with Jamila on AM 1390 and AM 1430 in New York City. She is also a writer for the Washington Post blog, She the People. A stand-up comedienne, Jamila says she enjoys the stage because it’s a cheaper hobby than scrapbooking.

Jamila served a decade-long stint as a producer and editor at National Public Radio working for shows including Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Tell Me More with Michel Martin, and Talk of the Nation. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, The New Humanist of London, Jazz Times Magazine, WebMD, The Today Show and radio stations around the country.

A sought-after speaker and writer, Jamila’s areas of expertise include health and family policy, and all issues concerning the First Amendment. She particularly enjoys reporting on issues concerning religion and the separation of church and state. As a vocal atheist and freethinker Ms. Bey raises awareness of religious issues in the black community and for black women in particular.

Her first book about the role of religion in the lives of African-American women is to be completed in fall 2012.

The Triangle Freethought Society (TFS) is a membership-based, nonprofit education and advocacy organization dedicated to issues surrounding nontheism. Our membership is made up of nontheists, post-theists, atheists, agnostics, freethinkers, skeptics and humanists living and working in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and surrounding areas. We are the local chapter of the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), a national member-organization based in Madison, Wisconsin.

Our main purpose is to stand up for the separation of church and state as guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Additionally, we work to:

  • Ensure that non-religious people enjoy the same rights as religious citizens.
  • Raise awareness and educate the general population about the concerns and issues facing the nontheist community.
  • Protect reason-based and scientific education within our school systems.
  • Engage in organized charitable and community improvement projects.
  • Create a sense of community for the nontheist population in our geographical area and beyond.

TFS is also an affiliate organization of the American Humanist Association (AHA) and the Center for Inquiry (CFI).

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