Haiti Voodoo

Possessed: Voodoo's Origins and Influence from the Blues to Britney

Debra Devi | Posted 05.16.2012

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Debra Devi

This was the religion of many slaves brought from West Africa to the Americas and the Caribbean. Vodun was brutally repressed by slave-owners, yet its powerful beats, ethics and aesthetics endured. We owe our concepts of cool, soul and rock and roll to it.

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When Death Wears Sunglasses: The Positive Aspect of Death in Haiti

Carine Fabius | Posted 03.27.2012

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Carine Fabius

Non-Haitians and some Haitians hear the word Vodou -- or voodoo, in Hollywood parlance -- and shiver with fear and condescension. So let me do a quick rundown on Vodou, this way everyone can hurry up and get back to feeling good.

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Haiti's Vodou: A World Of Wonder And Surrender

Gina Athena Ulysse | Posted 03.12.2012

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Gina Athena Ulysse

As Haiti returns to the mainstream media this week to mark the second anniversary of the quake, let's remember the spirits.

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The Roots Of Voodoo's Acceptance Of Gays

Irene Monroe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Irene Monroe

With the ancestral religious belief that behavior is guided by a spirit (loa), gay males and lesbians in Haitian Voodoo are under the divine protection.

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Chilling Voodoo Killings Reportedly On Rise In Haiti

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — At least 45 people have been killed across Haiti due to accusations they are using "black magic" to spread cholera, the ...

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Call and Response (Il)literacy

Valorie_Thomas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Valorie_Thomas

Gina Athena Ulysse's spoken word project, "Because When God Is Too Busy," clearly proclaims that it is imperative to avoid writing Haiti off as if it is unworthy of our resolve.

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Evangelicals Throw Rocks at Haitian Religious Service

Lisa Derrick | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lisa Derrick

Evangelicals violently disrupted a traditional religious ceremony in the Cite Soleil slum, located just outside the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince.

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Voodooists Attacked At Ceremony For Haiti Victims

hosted.ap.org | Posted 11.17.2011

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Angry crowds in a seaside slum attacked a group of Voodoo practitioners Tuesday, pelting them with rocks and halting a ceremony meant to honor victims...

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Voodooists Attacked, Pelted With Rocks At Ceremony For Haiti Victims

AP | PAISLEY DODDS | Posted 05.25.2011

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Angry crowds in a seaside slum attacked a group of Voodoo practitioners Tuesday, pelting them with rocks and halting a c...

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