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A North Carolina man is asking for answers after his mom died while on a Vodou retreat in Haiti. Dana Jackson, 51, wanted to ...
Two women religious were murdered March 31 by armed gangs in the city of Mirebalais, Haiti, as long-standing violence continues to further destabilize that nation. Sister Evanette Oneza ...
Vodou has roots in the religious traditions of ... walls that fluttered with small papers bearing written prayers. A woman dressed in red held up a chicken—an offering to Ogou Feray, a god ...
Instead, white-clad women sang the praises of Olohoum, «an evil spirit.» «And when you participate in a Vodou ceremony as the president of the Haitian people, you show which side you’re on.» ...
WGNO’s 2025 Remarkable Women Winner: Karren Alexander Emmecca discussed some of the misconceptions still permeated today about what Vodou isn’t but he also took some time to break down what ...