There’s a long history of oppressing Voodoo and Santeria in the US. Here’s how anti-Black racism is fueling misconceptions and attacks on the African-rooted religions.

Most African diaspora religions, which are religions that have roots in Africa, have been mislabeled as voodoo at some point in time. This is especially true of Haitian Vodou – the religion that ...

Voodoo has been practised in Haiti since the late 18th Century, but only now has it been recognised as a religion on a par with others worshipped in the country. Haiti's Catholic President, ...

African-based religions like Voodoo, Hoodoo and Ifa face misconceptions, but Kansas City practitioners say they are about spiritual healing.

Vodou is a religion freighted with mischaracterizations, down to its very name, which is frequently styled incorrectly as “voodoo.” Among practitioners, the word is considered a pejorative ...

There’s a long history of oppressing Voodoo and Santeria in the US. Here’s how anti-Black racism is fueling misconceptions and attacks on the African-rooted religions.