Africa
Mami Wata statue unveiled in New Orleans
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Replacing a statue of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee, Simone Leigh’s new sculpture, Sentinel (Mami Wata), whose aspects are found in many African Diasporic Religions.
Arts & Culture
Review: Watching ‘Ragnarok’ during a hurricane
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C. Foxnose Huling writes about watching Netflix’s “Ragnarok,” which retells Norse mythlogy in a modern setting with themes of industrialization and climate change, while enduring Hurricane Ida.
Paganism
The North American Taphophilia Tour of 2019
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As the season of Samhain opens before us, Manny Tejeda-Moreno takes readers on a virtual tour of some of his favorite cemeteries.
New Orleans
Protest at HexFest
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Christian protestors staged a vigil outside of the New Orleans HexFest event, claiming the event is disrespectful to the legacy of Henriette DeLille, founder of the Sisters of the Holy Family.
conjure
Hoodoo Pharmacies in New Orleans
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NEW ORLEANS. Louis J. Dufilho, Jr. opened the first licensed pharmacy in the US in 1816 in New Orleans. In 1950, the site became The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum. Not only does that site have a place in the history of US pharmacies, but it also has a place in the history of New Orleans Voodoo and Hoodoo in the US. A recent news story reported on the link between that pharmacy and New Orleans Voudoo and Hoodoo in the US.