Vodou and Hoodoo served as tools for slaves to subtly resist their oppressors and maintain a sense of control, Hollidy said. “It was a way to commune with your ancestors, ask for guidance, and ...

During part of the Vodou ceremony, Jackson was not allowed to contact the outside world. Timothy said he heard from her on July 13 — 13 days before she was supposed to return to the US.

Often misrepresented in pop culture, Haitian Vodou is a complex and deeply spiritual African-derived religion that blends ancestral traditions with Catholic influences. This video explores its ...

A North Carolina man is asking for answers after his mom died while on a Vodou retreat in Haiti.. Dana Jackson, 51, wanted to become a Manbo priestess.A Manbo priestess “is a female ritual ...

Vodou derives from the Fon language, and it translates to “spirit” or “deity”. The religion is central to Haitian culture. Anthropologist Ira Lowenthal told the UK’s Guardian newspaper ...

The ICA at VCU readies “Ayida,” an exhibition that delves into the spiritual and material complexities of the Caribbean diaspora.

Many who practice vodou he says, are observing Catholics or members of other Christian faiths. "At the end of the day," he says, "vodou is a way of life. And that's how most people view it.

A Vodou ceremony aboard a boat filled with desperate Haitian migrants seeking a safe landing ended in tragedy after candles and matches used in the ritual set gasoline-filled drums on fire, ...

A North Carolina man is asking for answers after his mom died while on a Vodou retreat in Haiti. Dana Jackson, 51, wanted to become a Manbo priestess. A Manbo priestess “is a female ritual ...

Haitian Vodou is derived from African Vodou and was developed in the country between the 16th and 19th centuries, primarily focusing on ancestral remembrance and healing.

Jackson said Dana felt called to practice Vodou and went to Haiti for a spiritual retreat to become a mambo priestess. She landed there on July 1. “Once she let me know she was OK, that was like ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A gang leader who controls a key port in Haiti's capital is accused of massacring older people and Vodou religious leaders in his community to avenge his son's death ...