Some note that as many as 20% of Africans enslaved in North America were Muslims; conversion to them represents a return to their African spiritual roots. Still others say that orthodox Islam ...

Reclaiming the Narrative: African Americans, whose ancestors were forcibly brought through the transatlantic slave trade, often inherit a distorted view that their spiritual heritage began in bondage.

But, as a New Orleans native, I have a few thoughts on its depiction of Hoodoo and African spiritual practices. Don’t get me wrong. Films are duty-bound to deliver a fun romp. Creative license ...