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"You are seen as basically alien," said Bridget Gaudette, a 34-year-old atheist who grew up as a Jehovah's Witness. "You are confused, you are mentally ill."<ref>[http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2013-03-22/features/os-black-atheists-20130322_1_atheists-black-church-black-community Black atheists search for sense of belonging]</ref>}}
"You are seen as basically alien," said Bridget Gaudette, a 34-year-old atheist who grew up as a Jehovah's Witness. "You are confused, you are mentally ill."<ref>[http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2013-03-22/features/os-black-atheists-20130322_1_atheists-black-church-black-community Black atheists search for sense of belonging]</ref>}}
== Black atheist being perceived as rejecting black culture ==
[[Sikivu Hutchinson]] declared:
{{Cquote|So much of black life has been marked out by allegiance to churches. Lots of folks would assume that black folks who are [[Humanism|humanist]] and atheist have sold out the culture — that they're no longer fully black. There's also a really problematic assumption in the United States that if you don't believe in God, you're not a moral and ethical person. Add on to that the fact that white people already see you in a problematic way. So being black and saying you don't believe is just fuel to the fire.<ref>[http://www.vice.com/read/black-atheists-explain-what-its-like-to-be-a-double-minority-456 Black Atheists Explain What It's Like to Be a 'Double Minority'], ''Vice News''</ref>}}
== Token efforts to extend black leadership positions in atheist organizations ==
== Token efforts to extend black leadership positions in atheist organizations ==