Just like many of the early hoodoo shops of rural America, the Lucky Mojo ? Curio Co. in Forestville is tucked away and under the radar. It doesn’t have advertisements inviting shoppers to stop by, or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After dabbling in various spiritual practices, I discovered Hoodoo and it changed my life. It provided a connection to my ...

Ginseng has been used in my family for generations, but I still had many questions about the botanical. Where did it come from? Is it rooted in any African American traditions? For many African ...

Lanny Anderson, The Louisiana Empress of Vodou, is a priestess and fourth-generation rootworker raised in both Larose and St. Landry Parish. She grew up watching her family practice rootwork and has ...

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P-Valley's Season 2 introduces Diamond, the Pynk's former bodyguard as a healing root worker. By doing so, the series exemplifies Black Southerners and their longstanding relationship with the slave ...