Good article from two years ago on the CNN site.
Archive for the Haiti Category
A review of CNN’s “Believer” Vodou episode
Posted in Haiti, Religion, Vodou, Voodoo with tags Believer, CNN, Haiti, Reza Aslan, Sallie Anne Glassman, Vodou on April 2, 2017 by cheshirecatmanMambo Sallie Anne Glassman has published a detailed review of the recent Vodou episode of CNN’s “Believer” TV series.
http://thelensnola.org/2017/04/02/cnns-reza-aslan-tries-to-make-sense-of-vodou-and-falls-short/
CNN showcases Vodou
Posted in Haiti, lwas, Religion, Ritual, Vodou, Voodoo on March 16, 2017 by cheshirecatmanCNN is featuring Vodou this Sunday on its show “Believer.” I haven’t watched any of the episodes so can’t vouch for its quality one way or the other, but the preview looks interesting.
http://www.cnn.com/shows/believer
‘Jesus Hasn’t Saved Us’: The Young Black Women Returning to Ancestral Religions
Posted in African culture, Haiti, Religion, Vodou, Voodoo on September 14, 2016 by cheshirecatmanThis article b was published on the Broadly website.
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.
Read the full article here.
Ayiti Foto Konbit
Posted in Haiti, Uncategorized with tags Haiti, photography on November 23, 2015 by cheshirecatman
I was made aware of this project to create a refreshingly positive collection of images of Haiti made by young Haitians via a recent article by Alexandra Fuller on the National Geographic website: ‘Showing Haiti on its Own Terms‘. The article itself gives a very clear “nutshell” overview Haitian history that is unusually free of outrage, sentimentalism or sensationalism. And many of the images are great too!
Voodoo practitioners mourn the death of leader Max Beauvoir
Posted in Haiti, Vodou, Voodoo with tags Haiti, Houngan Max Beauvoir, Vodou, Voodoo on September 16, 2015 by cheshirecatman“Max Gesner Beauvoir, the “Ati” or supreme leader of voodoo, Haiti’s traditional Afro-Caribbean religion, died Saturday afternoon, aged 79.”
Video posted on the Daily Mail site
Houngan Max Beauvoir, August 25, 1936 – September 12, 2015
Posted in Haiti, Vodou with tags Houngan Max Beauvoir, Vodou, Voodoo on September 12, 2015 by cheshirecatmanToday Houngan Max Beauvoir joined the ancestors. He passed away at 1:00 pm at Le Peristyle de Mariani, founded in 1974 in Mariani, Haiti.
The United States of Hoodoo
Posted in African culture, Haiti, Movies and Media, Vodou with tags Darius James, documentary, film, hoodoo, Ishmael Reed, New Orleans, Oliver Hardt, Sallie Ann Glassman, The United States of Hoodoo, Vodou, Voodoo on December 2, 2014 by cheshirecatman
This full-length documentary film is now available for rental ($2.99) or purchase ($5.99). I haven’t seen it yet, but the trailer looks good. You can see the trailer and purchase the film here.
Angaje Sneak Peek Preview Performance at BCA’S Calderwood Pavilion: Sat. Dec. 6, 2014 8PM
Posted in Dance, Haiti with tags Angaje, Jean Appolon Expressions on November 17, 2014 by cheshirecatmanThis also looks really good. You lucky Boston folks!
ANGAJE SNEAK PEEK PREVIEW PERFORMANCE AT BCA’S CALDERWOOD PAVILION:
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2014 8PM
Exploring the African Diaspora through Caribbean Dance
Posted in Dance, Haiti with tags African diaspora, Boston Center for the Arts, Caribbean Dance, Jean Appolon, Jorge Arce on November 17, 2014 by cheshirecatmanFor those of you in the Boston area, this workshop looks really good.
SPECIAL WORKSHOP “EXPLORING THE AFRICAN DIASPORA TROUGH CARIBBEAN DANCE AND MUSIC” WITH JEAN APPOLON AND JORGE ARCE AT THE BCA: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2014 5-7PM
The Hermit's Journey 