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 ...

When people hear the word, “Hoodoo,” it may evoke images of dark magic or devil worshipping, but in reality Hoodoo couldn’t be more different than these sinister stereotypes. This spiritual tradition ...

Travelers have come from as far away as Nigeria and Australia to see this little shop of magic, tucked away in Forestville. Lucky Mojo Curio Company stocks some 5,000 hoodoo items, from oils, herbs, ...

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The island speaks (poetry) -- 1. BACKGROUND. A brief history of the Sea Islands: African origins, the plantations, plantation life and the Gullah culture -- Sources of black folk medicine in native ...