Obatala is one of the most revered and prominent African deities, particularly within the Yoruba religion. (which originated in Nigeria). As an Orisha, Obatala is considered to be one of the oldest ...

From Spain to Britain, Trinidad and Tobago, like much of the Caribbean, has a history of colonisation. That shared experience of occupation and near erasure was so brutal that its ripple effects are ...

I gave a public lecture at the Schomburg Centre, Harlem, New York in the late 90s and the subject of homosexuality was addressed by me, and one theatre director accused me of intolerance. The sum of ...

We learn about about the deities and spirits of Yoruba lore. In recent years we have seen a very welcome uptick in the number of fantasy books inspired by West African folklore. The Afrofuturism and ...

Bent double by age, the high-priestess of Nigeria's Yoruba spirit-world shuffles forward, reaching out a white, blotchy hand in welcome. Mrs Wenger resurrected the traditions of the river-god Osun ...

I recently travelled across Cuba, an island in the Caribbean still developing, due to the economic embargo put in place by its closest neighbour, the United States of America after the socialist ...

These are simple conversational notes with which one can engage in a soul-searching meaning of “intolerance as the burden of our moral and National Conscience’. We are all shocked, and may be some are ...