Traditional African religions
Diverse traditional beliefs and practices of African people
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Mardi Gras Indians
Arts New Orleans' Young Artist Movement provided funding for local young Black artists to create Mardi Gras Indian suits, aiming to preserve the cultural practice for younger generations.
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| 2020 |
Mardi Gras Indians
Tiara Horton, Queen of the 9th Ward Black Hatchet tribe, created a Black Lives Matter suit featuring beaded images of Sandra Bland, Trayvon Martin, and the Obamas before George Floyd's murder, using the Mardi Gras Indian tradition as a form of protest.
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| 2013 | Professor Yoruba at Meiji University became the first Japanese person to be initiated as a babalawo (a high-ranking Yoruba religious priest). |
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