Orishas, Deities and Yoruba Queens: The Power of the Feminine in Lucumi Religious Tradition (Yoruba / Lucumi Series)

Orishas, Deities and Yoruba Queens: The Power of the Feminine in Lucumi Religious Tradition (Yoruba / Lucumi Series)Orishas, Deities and Yoruba Queens The Power of the Feminine in Lucumi Religious Tradition by Mariela Alban Oni Yemaya The Yoruba gave rise to one of the world's leading cultures, in the belief of being descendants of the deities queens and kings originated in the ancient spiritual capital, Il If in Nigeria, Africa. That culture with its concepts, customs and worldview, was brought to the Caribbean by black slaves, transported on transatlantic voyages

James Weldon Johnson was a man of words

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1620780879

Divided into four themes―Innocence

Black people have lived in this pretty slip of the Vineyard since the 1600s and began buying property in the 1800s

Rose's pale skin doesn't match Katherine's complexion

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0143136446

giving her the courage to challenge gender violence

after decades of relative obscurity

Cottrell is pictured in the book with three presidents

Mother = White

When private photos of Hollis are leaked in the wake of Blossom’s death

Jonathan Plummer made headlines when New York Times bestselling author Terry McMillan -- whose novel How Stella Got Her Groove Back is based on their romance -- filed for divorce