I’ve been an ‘Afro-centric,’ devout Christian since my early adolescence. African cultural traditions have always fascinated me. While studying anthropology as an undergraduate, I learned about Orisha ...

Think of The Avengers, the comic series from American publisher Marvel about a motley crew of superheroes who come together to protect the world from the forces of evil. Now, imagine if back in the ...

A pivotal conversation led him on a quest to understand African history and create a one-of-a-kind village for practitioners of the Yoruba religion. By Dionne Ford This article is part of Overlooked, ...

“[Lemonade] invokes so much of the Yoruba tradition, which is grounded in African tradition,” Dr. Amy Yeboah, associate professor of Africana studies at Howard University, said. “But it spreads across ...

There’s a religious paradox in the African Diaspora. While evangelical Catholicism and Protestantism are the fastest growing faiths on the Motherland, African indigenous faiths are growing among ...

In the suburbs of Seattle, an ancient West-African religion is gaining followers. Yoruba, from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, has been spreading across the U.S. for the last 50 years. The religion is ...

Millions of Africans were transported across the Atlantic as slaves Feast, an ambitious and visually striking play that celebrates West Africa's Yoruba culture and its impact in the Americas and ...

Following the mixed reactions that trailed his declaration about the age-long relationship between the Yoruba natives and the Igbo of South Eastern Nigeria, Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, ...