Black Quote by Jesmyn Ward

I think that voodoo as a spiritual tradition has been demonized for so long in popular culture. I wanted to write against that and…

— Jesmyn Ward

The background of the Negro culture is voodoo and magic; and the purposes the magic are control and power over God, man, nature and…

— R.J. Rushdoony

The 'civil rights' revolutionary groups are a case in point. Their goal is not equality but power. The background of Negro culture is African…

— R.J. Rushdoony

The African-American tradition, in the main, is very, very church-based, very, very Christian. It accepts, you know, certain narratives about the world. I didn't…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

There's also the tradition of voodoo, the Haitian magic arts, in New Orleans. And because New Orleans is below sea level, when they bury…

— Sam Trammell

“No place in Haiti was easy to get to and to drive to their lodge would take a couple of hours, so they sent…

— Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One

. . .there is an element of Play that is almost ritualistic in Black folk life. It serves to mediate the tensions, stress, and…

— Bell Hooks

“In order to validate our Africanness, we hold on to tradition at all cost, banning critical engagement in an attempt to preserve its sacredness”

— Malebo Sephodi

Then, when I had the opportunity to go to Africa and visit the villages, I heard the real, raw, true rhythms and realised the…

— Isaac Hayes

A lot of my work reflects the incredible influence that America has had on contemporary African culture. Some of it's insidious, some of it's…

— Wangechi Mutu

“When people die, cultures — African, Klassikan, or otherwise — follow rituals, written and unwritten. But beyond the customs, it is your character that…

— Don Santo

“In presenting these stories, which are of deep interest and value to South Africans, I hope they may prove of some value to those…

— James Albert Honeÿ