Black Freethinkers Face Unique Set of Challenges

Vlogger says Christianity left too many unanswered questions

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African Americans have the highest church attendance among all ethnic groups in America. According to a Pew survey, 94 percent of Black Americans regularly attend church. But that might be changing. A Pew survey showed that young African Americans are less frequent church attendees than their parents’ generation. But African American freethinkers face a unique set of challenges since the church is often the center point of the community. Africans are even more religious than Black Americans. So, what does it mean for young Black people who are non-believers? “Omo Igbo the Agnostic,” is one such person. She vlogs about this topic on YouTube. This is my conversation with her.

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Otiko: Can you tell me about your ethnic background?

Omo Igbo: Both my parents are Nigerian Igbos from southeast Nigeria. My dad is from Rivers state and my mom is from Abia state. My dad came over to the U.S. in 1981 or ’82 to attend college. My mom came over in 1988 or ’89 to…