Ph.D., professor of African American Religious History at the University of Iowa. “The commercialization of voodoo today is a part of the stereotyping of the religion. It’s related to the ...

A gang leader in a suburb of Haiti’s capital had a son who was sick. The man believed voodoo curses were being placed on the ...

Voodoo is a deeply-rooted yet severely misunderstood religion, and the chance to explore it feels a true travel privilege. As a pivotal platform of history, culture, and natural beauty ...

In western Africa, different communities practice the religion of Voodoo, a belief system based on the idea that their ...

Ezili Dantor is an important spirit of motherhood in the Voodoo religion. Popular Haitian representations of this spirit look exactly like the Black Madonna of Częstochowa, which is an ancient and ...

Often referred to as the most haunted city in America, New Orleans is filled with stories of ghosts, Voodoo, magic, pirates, vampires and more. There's no better way to learn about the city's ...

A Haiti gang boss ordered the killing of more than a hundred people who appeared to be practicioners of voodoo after accusing them of casting spells that killed his son. At least 110 people were ...