In the birthplace of Voodoo, devotees celebrate their religion with an array of garments and colorful ceremonies that are positively enchanting. Annually, thousands of Voodoo worshipers have been ...

The crux of the Puerto Rico-based group ÌFÉ, says bandleader Otura Mun, is “about bringing people together, and seeing ourselves as people connected.” In their critically-acclaimed 2017 debut, ...

American-Ghanaian rapper Vic Mensa has spoken out about how traditional African spiritual systems like Voodoo and Yoruba have been wrongly portrayed as evil. According to him, this was done ...

This story was first published on The Conversation. What has been missing in this rich literature is a deep history that benefits from a diverse range of disciplines and sources. Scholars have long ...