Dark forces are at work in South Africa trying to defend the indefensible. Those behind the brutal captive-bred lion industry have used a succession of stalling tactics to prolong the cruel practice ...

Just as most customs surely have roots in European tradition, Halloween does, as we touched on in past editions of this publication (see “Halloween and Black Folk,” dated October 25, 2023). To be ...

Descoperirea unor ramasite umane intr-o pestera, de la situl arheologic de la Chicen Itza, din Mexic, intareste ideea ca civilizatia Maya recurgea la ritualuri cu sacrificii umane, in cinstea zeilor.

Massachusetts' top court on Thursday ordered a new trial for a mother who was convicted of killing her two young boys. Her case was tried in 2022 before the same judge who is currently overseeing the ...

Maya Annik Bedward’s documentary looks at nearly a century of zombie cinema through the lens of cultural appropriation, as a gross distortion of the Haitian culture and beliefs that first inspired it.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A now-convicted drug dealer went to great lengths – including an apparent voodoo ritual – to prevent a Baldwin County woman from testifying against him, according to a federal ...

OUIDAH, Benin – Democracy came to the cradle of Voodoo religion in 1991, when Benin’s military dictator of many years surprisingly lost an election that he had organized. Mathieu Kérékou had amassed ...

Daagbo Hounon Houna II, the Supreme Spiritual Voodoo Chief, surrounded by priestesses, is interviewed by The Associated Press, in Ouidah, Benin, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) (AP Photo/Sunday ...