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Women and Water: Connections in Caribbean Music and Spirituality

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Women and water—both have come to stand for life. Many of us are told they are the givers and sustainers of life, or perhaps the most essential ...
Publishers Weekly

Yemaya: Orisha, Goddess, and Queen of the Sea

In this coy debut, artist and self-proclaimed psychic Morgaine offers a primer on Yemaya, a river goddess of the Yoruba of Nigeria. According to legend, Yemaya was taken along with enslaved persons to ...
The New York Times

Review: Diasporic History, in Which Motion Is the Message

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The Afro-Colombian company Sankofa Danzafro presents “Behind the South: Dances for Manuel” at the Joyce Theater. By Brian Seibert The people are on ...
Teen Vogue

The History of Yemaya, Santeria's Queenly Ocean Goddess Mermaid

There has been a lot of discussion about mermaids lately. On Wednesday, it was announced that Chloe x Halle singer Halle Bailey would be cast as Ariel in the live-action remake of Disney’s The Little ...