At Voodoo Authentica, in hurricane-plagued New Orleans, African figures flank an altar for voodoo deities, including Oya, ruler of storms. (Photo by Norma Meyer) Show Caption ...

In my 2023 book, “Voodoo: The History of a Racial Slur,” I argue that voodoo is an extremely problematic term with a deeply racist history. Most African diaspora religions, ...

NEW OLREANS (NEXSTAR) — Yes, Voodoo is still practiced in New Orleans and will be on display for tourists visiting for the Super Bowl. But it’s not what you might have pictured from the movies ...

It was a voodoo priestess who helped Turner process his mother’s transition, when she fell into a coma in the summer of 1997. “She gave me a reading. She prayed in every corner of my house ...

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY: Applications are being accepted for History of New Orleans Voodoo, a course that gives a foundational understanding and challenges common perceptions about voodoo. This course ...

15,000 L.A. high school students have been completely absent online and over 30% have failed to check in daily Voodoo priest Papa Zaar concocts his “Lucky Lotto and Gambling” magic potion as I ...

Please, no hexes. To delve further, I’ll end up at a crumbling Catholic graveyard, a 50-year-old voodoo museum, Laveau’s former home, various voodoo shops (all with on-site tarot card readers) and on ...

Voodoo priest Papa Zaar concocts his “Lucky Lotto and Gambling” magic potion as I face a gnarly open-mouthed alligator head that supposedly will guard my home if I place it at my front door.

The Big Easy is the voodoo capital of America, with shrines and shops devoted to the belief system and its most famous practitioner, Marie Laveau. Skip to content. All Sections.