Mr. By-force and the spoilage of the world -- Wanted: a new covenant -- The Awise's mission -- Abimbola's life history -- Yoruba mythology -- Ifa and the Yoruba people -- Lukumi: Yoruba in Cuba -- ...

In 1970, at a jazz festival in Poland, pianist Chucho Valdés’ life would change practically overnight. At that festival, he and his quintet unveiled an ambitious new work, “Misa Negra,” which married ...

Assistant Professor of Africana Studies Ayodeji Ogunnaike has been awarded a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship by the Ford Foundation. He was one of twenty-four scholars selected for this year's ...

The Varieties of Religious Therapy (VRT) blog series features representatives from twelve belief systems discussing how they integrate faith with their approach to psychotherapy. This installment is ...

According to Yoruba mythology, Olokun was the Orisha (deity or spirit) of the waters of the earth and the depths of the ocean where the light never shone. Although most people believe that Olokun was ...

HAVANA (Reuters) - The air was choked with smoke from incense and cigars while the faithful sipped sugarcane liquor from a gourd at the altar and spat mist over the crowd. Niurka Mola 50, stood at the ...

Introduction / Toyin Falola -- John Peel / T.C. McCaskie -- The cultural work of Yoruba globalization / Stephan Palmié -- Confusion and empiricism : several connected thoughts / Jane I. Guyer -- ...

The recent transitioning of the revered Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, and his immediate public Islamic interment in accordance with the 2021 Ogun State Obas and Chiefs Law has elicited great controversy ...

This past weekend's New Year’s celebration brought not only joy but a time to worship ancestors and seek blessings for the new year. Along Pensacola Beach across from Portofino Island Resort, Black ...