Haitian Vodou is an African-derived religion shaped by slavery, resistance, and survival. It centers on reciprocal relationships with spirits called lwa, not magic or dolls. Vodou played a key role in ...
Max Beauvoir features in One Day in Port-au-Prince, a multimedia documentary. PORT-AU-PRINCE (AlertNet) - It’s a dangerous time to be a Voodoo priest in Haiti. Since a cholera epidemic started in ...
Three senators from Haiti pause in reflection in front of a statue of their country's independence hero Toussaint Louverture in Allada, southern Benin, where he had his roots. The West African and ...
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In 2021, Bruny took the musician, then 19, to his native Haiti where, deep in the woods, he blessed the young man with what he described as his family power. After Mosey was accused of rape, Bruny ...