Beauvoir’s grandfather had been a houngan, or priest, and had selected Beauvoir to carry on the faith. Beauvoir did so, with enthusiasm. Abandoning his scientific research and commercial work ...

Figures such as its leader, General Toussaint Louverture; Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who became the first ruler of an independent Haiti; Dutty Boukman who was leader of the Maroons and a vodou priest, ...

or houngan; the first and only King of Haiti Henri Christophe, and others. Their stories have been chronicled and commemorated through time. Marie Jeanne Lamartiniére, portrayed by artist ...

Like her male counterpart, the oungan (or houngan), she performs ceremonies, initiations, healings, and divinations,” according to an article on the Harvard University website. Vodou is an ...

Dana Jackson, 51, wanted to become a Manbo priestess. A Manbo priestess “is a female ritual specialist in the Haitian Vodou tradition. Like her male counterpart, the oungan (or houngan), she performs ...

It's that time of the year again where San Antonio spooky staples will start opening their doors to terrify their guests as they make their way through dark corridors. A number of the haunted ...

CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has called on the Caribbean Community to provide a collective commitment and support to Haiti as that country is presently faced with security issues ...