They gathered in a clearing by a stream in Baltimore County one chilly early-spring day, some in the colorful African head ties known as geles, others wearing bracelets trimmed in shells or carved in ...

The second annual New Orleans National Vodou Day is a cross-continental summit of spiritual practitioners bolstered by a new partnership with Xavier University. Inspired by a similar event in Benin, ...

The gathering offers a fresh look at one of America's greatest music cities.

Zombies, black magic, dolls impaled with stickpins, witch doctors muttering spells and curses: Vodou, or “voodoo” as many people spell it, is the eye of a storm of fears and stereotypes. Many of them ...

Elder Toni Runnels, an ordained Ifa priestess and holistic therapist for 24 years, leads a traditional ceremony with fellow follwers of Ifa. Roy Inman Special to The Star Your Guide to KC: Star ...

New Orleans is set to commemorate National Vodou Day with a series of events highlighting the spiritual, cultural and historical significance of Vodou. The celebration begins on April 4 featuring ...

I walk down the narrow basement stairs with ease, but before I can cross the entryway into the warm candlelit temple, the oungan, a male priest in the Haitian Vodou tradition, hands me a ceramic jar ...