Vodou
Gentrification Is Pushing Haitians Out of Miami's Little Haiti
With the steep rise of rents and the closure of cultural touchstones like botanicas, some Haitian immigrants don't feel at home in their own neighborhood.
Voodoo Puts the Skull in These Dark Sculptures
Haitian Vodou gets cast in a new light by London-based artist Pierre Santos.
'Jesus Hasn't Saved Us': The Young Black Women Returning to Ancestral Religions
Christianity still exerts a powerful force in many black communities, but some young women are turning their back on the faith and returning to the older, traditional religions of their ancestors.
How RAM's Combination of Vodou Culture and Politics Became the Soundtrack to Haiti's Modern History
A stay in Haiti with Richard Morse.
Enter the 360˚ World of Vodou Healing in Haiti
In post-earthquake Haiti, priestess Katy helps heal her community through Vodou ceremonies. For the first time ever, Broadly captures the transformative ritual process in virtual reality.
Exploring a Vodou Priestess's Spirited World, in Photos
Haiti's passionate and spirited culture is unlike any other in the world. Witness a ceremony of the dead through the lens of photographer Stephanie Meiling.
The Vegan Vodou High Priestess of New Orleans Isn’t Interested in Animal Sacrifice
Vodou—not the Voodoo of Hollywood schlock—is a fluid and creative faith. Sallie Ann Glassman, a renowned Vodou practitioner, is a testament to this with her veganism. Increasingly, Vodouisants around the world have adopted an animal-free lifestyle like...
Fright Night
Before Haiti was catapulted into the news following the catastrophic earthquake in January that killed 230,000 people, it was mainly known for two things: Wyclef Jean from the Fugees and Voodoo.