by Stephanie A Potts | Mar 27, 2025 | #Blacklivesmatter, Critical Race Theory, CRT, Feminism, Occult, Occultism, Santeria, Santería, Satan, Voodoo, Wicca, Witch
Ivanni Greppi and I have been writing a series of articles on the rise of African diaspora religions in America today and their influence on social justice related issues. The religions discussed in the articles include Santeria, Palo Mayombe, and Haitian Voodoo. The...
by Ivani Greppi | Feb 6, 2025 | #Blacklivesmatter, Idolatry, Occult, Paganism, Santería, Voodoo, Yoruba
The Grave Robbers of Palo Mayombe In Part I of this article we discussed Santería, an Afro-Caribbean religion rooted in the Yoruba people of West Africa. Santería, like many African diaspora religions practiced around the world like Haitian Voodoo, Brazilian...
by Ivani Greppi | Jan 23, 2025 | #Blacklivesmatter, #BLM, mysticism, Occult, Occultism, Paganism, Roman Catholicism, Sacrifice, Santeria, Spiritism, Voodoo, Yoruba
It was common in Brazil, where I lived as a child, to see animal sacrifices in our neighborhood crossroads. As much as we tried not to look, we inadvertently found ourselves staring in fear and disgust at the splattered blood, melted candles, libation, and cigar...
by Stephanie A Potts | Nov 21, 2024 | #Blacklivesmatter, #BLM, Odu Ifa, Sacrifice, Spiritism, Voodoo, Yoruba
This is Part 2 of a two-part series on the religion of Voodoo. In Part 1, we discussed how Voodoo originates from the Ifá divination system of Yorubaland in West Africa. We also examined how animal sacrifices in Voodoo are reductionist of both man and the divine. The...
by Stephanie A Potts | Nov 7, 2024 | #Blacklivesmatter, #BLM, Odu Ifa, Sacrifice, Spiritism, Voodoo, Yoruba
During the September 10th, 2024 presidential debate, former President Donald Trump accused Haitian immigrants living in Springfield, Ohio, of eating cats and dogs, thereby stirring up political controversy once again.1Forbes Breaking News. 2024. “SHOCK MOMENT: Trump...
