Haitian Vodou is an African-derived religion shaped by slavery, resistance, and survival. It centers on reciprocal relationships with spirits called lwa, not magic or dolls. Vodou played a key role in ...

Three senators from Haiti pause in reflection in front of a statue of their country's independence hero Toussaint Louverture in Allada, southern Benin, where he had his roots. The West African and ...

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