As far as [[black atheism]], in 2017, the article ''What It’s Like to Be Black and Atheist'' published in ''The Daily Beast'', states:
{{Cquote|[http://www.gallup.com/poll/148361/Religion-Party-Strongly-Linked-Among-Whites-Not-Blacks.aspx Past studies] of African Americans and faith show that at they are demographically (87 percent) the most religious group in the nation. Additionally, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/black-women-are-among-countrys-most-religious-groups/2012/07/06/gJQA0BksSW_story.html other studies] have shown that 87 percent of black women rank as the most religious in America. Additionally, she notes, “the number of blacks and other ‘minorities’ who openly identify as atheist, while growing, are still small.”<ref>[What It’s Like to Be Black and Atheist], Daily Beast, 2017</ref>}}
== Black atheists and loneliness ==
''See also:'' [[Western atheism and race]] and [[Atheism and loneliness]]
[[File:Jamila Bey.jpg|thumbnail|220px|left|[[Jamila Bey]] ]]
[[National Public Radio]] interviewed the African-American atheist [[Jamila Bey]] and the host of the interview said:
{{cquote|...for a couple of centuries, African-American culture has been imbued with [[Christianity]]. The church figured prominently in both the [[abolition]]ist and [[civil rights]] movements. And today in many communities, the Christian church continues to be the nucleus of black life.
So, what about the black nonbelievers? It's one isolating experience, according to [[Jamila Bey]].<ref>[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127239913 Black Atheists Say Non-Belief Means Cultural Outsider], NPR, May 28, 201012:00 PM ET</ref>}}
== See also ==