Uncovering the Power of Hoodoo: An Ancestral Journey

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  • Опубликовано: 15 май 2023
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    Tank Ball explores the origins of Hoodoo, a unique and powerful form of spiritual practice deeply rooted in African American culture and the ancient ritual of ancestral worship.
    Religions like Vodou in Haiti, Candomblé in Brazil, and Santería in Cuba share similarities with Hoodoo, but are unique to the places where they were created. Through interviews with renowned scholar Kameelah Martin and spiritual practitioner Daa’iyah Salaam, Tank Ball traces the lineage of Hoodoo back to the era of slavery, where African spiritual beliefs intertwined with Christianity and provides an intimate glimpse into the practices and philosophies that bind generations together.
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  • @pbsvoices
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  • @Eliyah970
    @Eliyah970 Год назад +2549

    We don't worship our ancestors we honour them

    • @arronhaggerty8426
      @arronhaggerty8426 Год назад +113

      That part 💯

    • @tammyboyd1113
      @tammyboyd1113 Год назад +67

      I Agree 💜💜🤜🏾🤛🏾💜💜🙏🏾

    • @goldbluetears
      @goldbluetears Год назад +483

      the idea of worship in the sense of christianity, falling on your knees and begging is absolutely alien to any african spiritual tradition. Ancestors, spirits and even gods are treated with respect but its more an eye to eye partnership, not an almighty master versus a helpless servant interaction of dominance that the church has propagated.

    • @kingofhearts1072
      @kingofhearts1072 Год назад +138

      @@goldbluetears
      Absolutely 💯
      I personally call it "veneration or honor of the ancestors" so people don't get confused. However, the Source needs no worship and the source is too vast to try and make direct communication, that is why we have our Higher Selves(which is our personal MOST HIGH) and we have our ancestors and divinities, which are streams of consciousness, while the source is an infinite ocean of consciousness that is infinitely vast. Streams/rivers are easier to focus on and work with but swimming in an infinite ocean, you will drown.
      When it comes down to communication with these "rivers" or "streams"(That connect to the ocean of consciousness, that is why prayers usually tend to work as respectful requests and commands(not demands) but in the name of “love & higher consciousness”
      People wonder how can you command a divinity to do anything. Well, the command is not forceful, it is done when there is an understanding that we are all one, and that the divinity is a part of you, so therefore, you have the right to command it(not demand it) but with “Love, Confidence & Respect”……
      SOME divinities will not even respond to requests, let alone “begging”. Some will only respond to COMMANDS from a confident individual as long as he/she is being respectful.

    • @sistahb5159
      @sistahb5159 Год назад +111

      Our enemies are constantly trying to tempt, trick & drag God's people back into sin rather than worshipping the only true and living God.

  • @elyseambrose2616
    @elyseambrose2616 Год назад +1275

    Shout out to Zora Neale Hurston for her foundational anthropological studies and preservation of Hoodoo.

    • @matxalenc8410
      @matxalenc8410 Год назад +40

      I just started reading an article of hers on Hoodoo. I was lucky to get it through my college.

    • @zion28able
      @zion28able Год назад +19

      Wow i learned if Zora Neal’s Hurston in college.. loved her work need to go back read some more

    • @jdanielleuc
      @jdanielleuc Год назад +16

      Yes, I have her book “Tell My Horse” she is literally one of my favorite writers

    • @itsbeyondme5560
      @itsbeyondme5560 Год назад +1

      yeah but she made some errors

    • @lynne4948
      @lynne4948 Год назад +7

      I love Zora’s work!! Now I am conflicted because the way Zora describes a conjure woman in her books differs drastically from what is described in the video.

  • @kialewis1864
    @kialewis1864 Год назад +275

    This was beautiful. Thank you for recognizing our Hoodoo Heritage. I come from a bloodline of Conjure women in Georgia. When she said go into your kitchen, it gave me chills of my grandmother’s words because that is how we healed our friends and family. The kitchen & the Herbs. Thank you again.

  • @kameelahmartin7483
    @kameelahmartin7483 Год назад +728

    Thank you for inviting me to participate in this amazing series! This episode is incredible! I am so humbled to do this work and share what I have learned not just from scholarship and research, but mostly from my own spiritual practice. I hope I have honored my Spirits well.

    • @MamaSass
      @MamaSass Год назад +13

      Thank you for sharing this, I have learned so much.

    • @steventhepig3173
      @steventhepig3173 Год назад +5

      🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

    • @VIpanfried
      @VIpanfried Год назад +2

      Where did Dr. Martin do her undergraduate work and receive her doctorate? I went to her website to learn more about her.

    • @lovestorymobilewinery7222
      @lovestorymobilewinery7222 Год назад +4

      Ase' ase'

    • @mrsyasin07
      @mrsyasin07 Год назад +2

      Thank you for the knowledge..Ase'❤

  • @daaiyahsalaam931
    @daaiyahsalaam931 Год назад +405

    It was a true honor to be a part of this series. Thank you for the work that you do and for telling stories that are true and authentic to the people they belong to. May our ancestors be proud of us and remembered by us.

    • @jackb1969
      @jackb1969 Год назад +3

      It would be amazing if you could upload about your practice

    • @Justme2472
      @Justme2472 Год назад +1

      Ashe

    • @jenniferrobinson1805
      @jenniferrobinson1805 Год назад +3

      Greetings, do you have a website or RUclips page? I would love more information on your practice and work.

    • @clementjohnson2666
      @clementjohnson2666 Год назад +6

      Who is singing that song at the "end" of this video ? I ask because it resonates with me . Keep my demons far away , so in the fire they will stay . Please tell me who is singing that song . Thank You 😇 .

    • @lifesburrito43
      @lifesburrito43 Год назад +4

      I remember you from my high school. My hometown, Albany Ga. It is refreshing to see two familiar faces on this video. It makes my spirituality worth talking about.

  • @OloRishaCreole504
    @OloRishaCreole504 Год назад +394

    Love this.from New Orleans.grew up in a Hoodoo household..as a youngin..i remember ppl came from all over u.s. to see my grandma..I use to sit outside with them as they wait and participated which led me to the Orishas because my Gra'mare' had Shango statue..that led me ona journey of discovery of learning the roots of it all..love this..also my 7th Greatgrands came from Ewe/Dahomey to Louisiana as slaves..we were lucky they documented to descendants today

    • @brettjohnson861
      @brettjohnson861 Год назад +7

      My father's grandpa was from ewe!

    • @OloRishaCreole504
      @OloRishaCreole504 Год назад +1

      @@brettjohnson861 thats whats up

    • @SUNNI.CERTIFIED
      @SUNNI.CERTIFIED Год назад +3

      Is she still available to be seen of get more info I visit Congo square on Sundays for spiritual healing to visit ancestors

    • @debbieforareason364
      @debbieforareason364 Год назад +5

      And the Ewes came from Ile-Ife in Nigeria. It's no surprise that you have sàngó and the òrìsàs

    • @OloRishaCreole504
      @OloRishaCreole504 Год назад +1

      @@SUNNI.CERTIFIED unfortunately she passed.. Thats great,havent been out there in awhile.I use to attend every Sunday

  • @creoleviking8433
    @creoleviking8433 Год назад +292

    It's in our DNA.
    It is our spiritual, moral compass.
    Thank you.

    • @lizzysbeautyshowetc.6895
      @lizzysbeautyshowetc.6895 Год назад

      So can you tell me why black people are afraid of cats???

    • @j.wmarie857
      @j.wmarie857 Год назад +22

      @@lizzysbeautyshowetc.6895 Who told you that? I had a cat for 12 years.

    • @lizzysbeautyshowetc.6895
      @lizzysbeautyshowetc.6895 Год назад

      @@j.wmarie857 Well I'm not saying all black people are afraid of cats but the people that I've come across are terrified of cats and I was wondering why if you look on the Internet and Google that it's known fact that lots of black people are afraid of cats And I just wanted to know why is there an ancestral part of the fear of cats or something

    • @j.wmarie857
      @j.wmarie857 Год назад +12

      @@lizzysbeautyshowetc.6895 I'm a 54 year old black woman and I never heard that. Never. My grandfather kept cats around his farm to keep rodents away. I have brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, uncles ALL Black and never have I ever heard that. As a matter of fact, my brother and his wife have TWO cats and a dog. Just because it's on the internet don't mean it's true.

    • @4higherzense
      @4higherzense Год назад +3

      @@lizzysbeautyshowetc.6895 From my understanding on Cats. Ancient kemtetians actually created the Cat through knoting 🧬 which is a hybrid of the reptile hence its snake eyes and mammal of its body. It was depicted and honored every where in Egypt as bridging lower and upper Egypt together. Those two species are always in conflict the Eagle (mammal) and Snake (reptile), look at the Mexican flag or even America with the Eagle and China with the Dragon (serpent). The Cat is also an apex predator (have a vast spectrum of species it can eat). idk if this have to do with Black ppl being scared of, but a super fascinating look into cats

  • @mekj663
    @mekj663 Год назад +153

    I love this. So many of us do not know and understand Hoodoo and our families kept it secret so they weren't ostracized.

    • @soulangel835a
      @soulangel835a 10 месяцев назад +3

      people are too afraid to understand it

  • @mrsyasin07
    @mrsyasin07 Год назад +202

    Programs like this are why i will always financially support PBS
    We dont get even a fraction of this knowledge anywhere.....including school smh. Thanks PBS ❤❤❤

    • @yasherahh
      @yasherahh Год назад +19

      Yess💯 I agree! And the fact that ppl will say this part of our history is evil or “witchcraft” is hurtful because even though there’s a dark side to the spirit world , our ancestors knew that our religious/spiritual beliefs represented healing, protection.. wisdom.

    • @mcculler50
      @mcculler50 Год назад +4

      I love pbs ✊🏾🙌🏾🫶🏽🌸✨

    • @mrsyasin07
      @mrsyasin07 11 месяцев назад +3

      @yasherahh yes, it took too long for me to come to the realization that I'd been told a lie and that others are using my ancestral gifts to benefit themselves, meanwhile telling us to reject and beware smh

    • @yasherahh
      @yasherahh 11 месяцев назад +4

      @@mrsyasin07 Oh yea they’re famous for that ..everything they told us was good for us was a lie and everything we thought was bad was actually good 🤔

  • @samwill7259
    @samwill7259 Год назад +56

    Separating people from their pasts is one of the intentions of genocide.
    And let us all thank the stars that they failed at that.

  • @Goddess331
    @Goddess331 Год назад +28

    Only 17 seconds in. This woman's voice is powerful 👏🏾

  • @AuthorLHollingsworth
    @AuthorLHollingsworth Год назад +80

    Thank you for doing an episode on Hoodoo. For ages we have been taught to forget the rituals of our ancestors, but many of those people of European descent are making millions off of our practices.

    • @seaofglass7
      @seaofglass7 11 месяцев назад +3

      Just because something is past down from generation to generation does not mean it is the right thing to do, the bible has many passages that explain all of the deities that were worshiped long ago and passed down to the next generation, it goes into much detail about how this went on for thousands of years, read Deut 19:10- 14 . Yes it truly does make a difference who you turn to in times of trouble as this program discusses, it is either to God the Most High, or to Satan .You choose.

    • @jaxthewolf4572
      @jaxthewolf4572 Месяц назад

      ​@@seaofglass7Satan dont exist

    • @bantuqueen1629
      @bantuqueen1629 6 дней назад

      @@seaofglass7 JESUS= Zeus! The wicked separated us from our original practices because they are powerful practices and would put an end to their beast system. They got people serving the devil - JC so that their evil ways are upheld.

    • @seaofglass7
      @seaofglass7 6 дней назад

      👋 bantuqueen,
      Thank you for responding to my comments, l welcome your point of view, when you said the wicked separated us , who is the wicked ? And what do you mean by the beast system please explain...

  • @antisocial_socialite
    @antisocial_socialite Год назад +129

    Chinua Achebe's book Thing's Fall Apart gives a great account of why we are afraid to practice what our African ancestors practiced. Reading that book years ago was life changing for me.

    • @ShamikaCrouch
      @ShamikaCrouch Год назад +5

      Loved the book and this comment..

    • @jeddynduta4049
      @jeddynduta4049 Год назад +1

      We did that book in high school the year I graduated

    • @ShamikaCrouch
      @ShamikaCrouch Год назад +3

      @jei. please go back and read it.

    • @jayb.4562
      @jayb.4562 Год назад +5

      I still teach this book. I love to see the eyes of some of my students opening and then starting to understand the connection.

    • @come_on_barbie_123
      @come_on_barbie_123 Год назад +1

      ​@jeibby6same! 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️ I'm gonna go back and read it

  • @ashlovestoshop
    @ashlovestoshop Год назад +33

    This episode really spoke to me and made me cry. I’m so grateful to my ancestors for living for me.

  • @JeanetteMoseneke
    @JeanetteMoseneke Год назад +12

    The presenter's voice is so soothing yet full of authority...love it

  • @kristoff1skalet176
    @kristoff1skalet176 Год назад +116

    I really have struggles with the fact that because of slavery and the decimation of the Geeat Libraries in Africa we have to constantly piece together our history and find ourselves defending our African culture, traditions and heritage. Religion was used to dehumanize and control us and for many it still is. Blindly obedient and afraid to question

    • @swiftkarma4436
      @swiftkarma4436 Год назад +17

      When I read some of the things I wrote and the way I spoke under Christianity I cringe because I sounded like a trained puppet

    • @seekingknowledge4698
      @seekingknowledge4698 Год назад

      A trained judgemental puppet. Even judging or misjudging or own heritage!

    • @derrickdavis7917
      @derrickdavis7917 Год назад +12

      @@swiftkarma4436 Jesus never told you to practice "Christianity".. That is organized religion. He said to simply follow his teachings. So you were in fact part of a CULT.

    • @MSILBB
      @MSILBB 11 месяцев назад

      ⁠@@derrickdavis7917that’s still a cult😂, no matter how you slice it. You’re also leaving out the ramifications of slavery and forced religion (subjugation and conditioning) and how that impacted Black people and why they are Christians to this day or even believe in the Bible, again forced conditioning… plays a massive role. Either way you slice it, you’re operating under 400+ years of European subjugation via The Bible.

    • @TTTTnT426
      @TTTTnT426 10 месяцев назад

      @kristoff1skalet176. You are enslaved when you allow these entities to use you. They cannot do anything without your agreement on this Earth and you THINK you are in control, but you are not. Those entities hate you, they can never be redeemed, like we are through the blood of Jesus. Jesus is Love. Lots of gods, but there is only ONE who stands above ALL others, that have already been defeated through the blood of Jesus at the cross. Why don’t you ask your “entities”, because they are masquerading as your ancestors about the blood of Jesus? They know what their end will be.

  • @Qu33n
    @Qu33n Год назад +104

    At 10:00 was so, so moving.
    I'm beginning to see how sacred and blessed speaking to our ancestors truly is.
    It is for guidance and reverence and communion.
    All so beautiful.

    • @aliasteward9366
      @aliasteward9366 Год назад +4

      Speaking to the Dead is DEMONIC, plz don't be Deceived!!

    • @5683brit
      @5683brit Год назад +6

      It really was so moving - as she was speaking I was literally getting chills

    • @lizzysbeautyshowetc.6895
      @lizzysbeautyshowetc.6895 Год назад

      @@aliasteward9366 Exactly speaking to the dead is demonic when people die they don't stay in this room so again voodoo has a very negative condensation and I know why wouldn't it be good they do bad things with it it's more like witchcraft

    • @Qu33n
      @Qu33n Год назад +2

      @@5683brit
      It was beautifully breathtaking what she said.

    • @Qu33n
      @Qu33n Год назад +10

      @@aliasteward9366
      Then you shouldn’t be looking at this video- the title informed you that it is about Hoodoo. If it’s “demonic” why are you interested in watching???

  • @gabrielssom
    @gabrielssom Год назад +70

    Please make subtitles in Portuguese! Speaking from Brazil here, and I always find surprising how much we have in common. In the ancestral worship here we would call the conjurer a Yalaxé, a person, usually a woman, who has the gift of imbuing food with vital force - axé or asé. We are one diasporic culture, that's for sure!

    • @deamorebeaute2412
      @deamorebeaute2412 10 месяцев назад +3

      The vast majority of Brazil's population are of African descent. Why are you surprised that Brazilian culture is filled with African cultural traditions, when most Brazilians are black?

    • @bluelotushistory
      @bluelotushistory 9 месяцев назад +9

      @@deamorebeaute2412 that’s not what he said .. he said he is coming from Brazil and he is surprised how much the two practices have in common

  • @sweetvictory89
    @sweetvictory89 Год назад +33

    Tank just radiates grace, eloquence, beauty, and power. Uhhhhh I just love it

  • @deidrerichmond9363
    @deidrerichmond9363 11 месяцев назад +11

    I'm very proud to be black

  • @radiantrenee406
    @radiantrenee406 Год назад +35

    This is my first time seeing this. Wow, the host is a powerhouse; she asked great questions and asked for clarification. This is superb journalism. And the guest were precise and concise. The woman in blue made be feel so connected to everything. She's doing amazing works. This is inspiring. Thanks! Sending love and light to all

    • @Sunshann
      @Sunshann Год назад +3

      She’s also the leader of a band called Tank and the Bangas. Check them out

  • @Them_kids_momma
    @Them_kids_momma Год назад +32

    I have never clicked on a video so fast. I really enjoyed this! And Tank is a beautiful host!!!

  • @tourandrelocationcommunity
    @tourandrelocationcommunity Год назад +52

    Tarriona is such an amazing host.
    Thank you for representing our stories so, on point.
    You are beautiful and every episode gets better. 💛💛💛🙏🏿

  • @AliciaConrad1980
    @AliciaConrad1980 Год назад +23

    Yes I am so happy my great grandmother helped me to keep enough of our Ancestral practices while she was alive so I could connect and go deeper after she transitioned.

  • @Iyaleta
    @Iyaleta Год назад +47

    Tank! I just found this series yesterday and I am hooooooked. We see you, PBS. And gratitude to you, Tank for doing the ancestors work!

  • @lOwlEyesl
    @lOwlEyesl Год назад +11

    Daaiyahs explanation of ancestor worship and healing was so beautiful it made me cry. I live in Arizona and keep an 'offrenda' to honor my ancestors in my home. The shelves around my fireplace (the hearth of my home) are decorated with pictures and momentos of loved ones and ancestors. Seeing it is my daily reminder of my connection to my past and path to the future. I am also the genealogist for my generation of my family. I often wish more gen x and millennials & xennials would get as excited as I do about ancestor work as I do. But then I think, maybe they're not quite old enough to appreciate it yet. There is so much to learn and understand when we connect with our roots! Ms. Tank Ball is brilliant in this program! Thank you for sharing!

  • @neesaljohnson86
    @neesaljohnson86 Год назад +20

    I think reverence is the word I use in describing the connectedness throughout our experience as now seen in science thruough epigenetic evidence. Transgeneration trauma can also be addressed in this way in appreciation of the resilience and strengthen that is within. I applaud the healer Dayia in expressing the service to community.

  • @Calicapenergy88
    @Calicapenergy88 Год назад +16

    This is so beautiful. It showed up on my main page and it’s so sad what our ancestors went through. It is our duty to respect them 100%

  • @cherryhughes2141
    @cherryhughes2141 Год назад +16

    We black folk have so far to go with understanding who we really are

  • @2headeddoctuh
    @2headeddoctuh Год назад +7

    The beautiful thing about our culture. We kept so much of us and they passed it down in stories and way of life. We southern folk live hoodoo everyday and all these saints and praying warriors. Yea dem grannies didnt miss a beat. Love our culture

  • @ashleybcookin
    @ashleybcookin Год назад +62

    This was right in time. I’ve been having dreams/ spiritual awakening. I think spirit used Tank as a vessel to get my attention, cause if I see Tank, I click. I’ve been having questions and this made me feel as though my ancestors were communicating to me through you sis. Thank You sincerely 🙏🏽❤️

    • @mrs.liabletuhpostanythang4224
      @mrs.liabletuhpostanythang4224 Год назад +4

      Tank WHO

    • @jazmineworthy2010
      @jazmineworthy2010 Год назад +1

      Right!

    • @celestechavez7102
      @celestechavez7102 10 месяцев назад

      Y’all are contacting with demons and don’t even know it, I know it’s part of culture but I promise you it’s not ancestors your being in contact with. No one should be speaking with the dead.

  • @23ahndra
    @23ahndra 2 месяца назад +2

    This is so so beautiful. Thank you for this. Can’t wait for more.

  • @chefgoddess39
    @chefgoddess39 Год назад +9

    This hit me hard 💪🏽 I miss my grandma 😞😭 my great grandfather was drafted from busly one of the first black in the Marines 💯 I understand that part about grandma in that kitchen praying over that food 🎯💯🙏🏽 I love this show 🥰🥰 thank you for this Tank ⚜️⚜️⚜️💪🏽💜

  • @1thegreat841
    @1thegreat841 Год назад +12

    Extremely emotional watching this 😢! This is beautiful… my ancestors need to be honored ! Hoodoo is my path .. as an African American how could I not I wish this was longer to …

  • @doubledutchclutch
    @doubledutchclutch Год назад +5

    I thought that was Tank! OMG. Sooooo pretty. Hearing her narrate automatically transforms the history into a luscious and rich experience. 💗

  • @jackb1969
    @jackb1969 Год назад +45

    It's so interesting to see like minded people who SEE how our native spiritual practices are intertwined with Christianity, particularly in the south.

    • @dustindustindontworry-jz8dh
      @dustindustindontworry-jz8dh Год назад +32

      They aren't and never will be intertwined with christianity. Christianity was just used as a MASK for the practice.

    • @sisey99
      @sisey99 Год назад +3

      @@dustindustindontworry-jz8dh 💯

    • @1thegreat841
      @1thegreat841 Год назад +2

      @@dustindustindontworry-jz8dh you’re right

    • @CopperMe9
      @CopperMe9 Год назад

      I employ everyone to open their eyes.

    • @dustindustindontworry-jz8dh
      @dustindustindontworry-jz8dh Год назад +4

      @@CopperMe9 Are eyes are opened. That's why we can discern between truth and error, good and evil.

  • @shaylalortiz
    @shaylalortiz Год назад +6

    THAT SONG at the end of the video, “WANDERING SOUL” is EVERYTHINGGGG! THANK YOU! I needed this in my lifeee!🙌🏾😩🙌🏾

  • @LifeHerWayLMM
    @LifeHerWayLMM Год назад +17

    I love you being a part of these PBS shows. Keep educating us all.😊

  • @LatoyaBanks-4444
    @LatoyaBanks-4444 8 месяцев назад +3

    All Praises due to my Ancestors, known and unknown,ASÉ👑🛐🎁🌟🖤💯

  • @B_Van_Glorious
    @B_Van_Glorious Год назад +38

    Ms. Salaam freakin nailed it.
    Her wisdom is beautiful. Thank you for making this and sharing.
    I don't understand how watching this could effect anyone is any way that isn't beneficial. ❤

  • @AlkhemiBeatz1441
    @AlkhemiBeatz1441 Год назад +5

    BEAUTIFUL LIGHT SHED ONTHIS....

  • @ArghMatey
    @ArghMatey Год назад +82

    Us Taiwanese folk also have ancestral worship, deep veneration. I did my DNA test and my haplo group started migrating out of East Africa 150-200000 years ago! I wouldn't be surprised this practice in Taiwanese spirituality originates (or at least shared) from Hoodoo elements! I feel so connected with our ancestors and always knew modern day humans originate from Mother Africa (thats where all oldest human and prehuman bones have been found as well, so it all connects finally!)

    • @jaxthewolf4572
      @jaxthewolf4572 Месяц назад

      Hoodoo is much younger than taiwanese traditions. As it has origins in the USA and is mostly made of predominantly central African and west african beliefs and traditions. But theres no doubt in my mind that theres similarities between taiwanese spirituality and Hoodoo. I've noticed through research just how similar African and Asian traditions are. And yes ancestor veneration is one of them.

  • @thegotdamnjuggernaut313
    @thegotdamnjuggernaut313 4 месяца назад +1

    It’s makes me proud to see so many brothers/sisters from all aspects unite on this. As an Ethiopian/Cuban this warms my heart. I love and thank you all!!!

  • @iconoclastic-fantastic
    @iconoclastic-fantastic Год назад +92

    As a native New Orleanian who grew up Louisiana PBS, this series is EVERYTHING. Would love to see an episode (at some point) about the Manila men & Filipino community in New Orleans too. Absolutely love every episode that has come out so far

  • @mamabear3217
    @mamabear3217 Год назад +7

    This we need more of, I always felt a wanting to know but never shown the true way, this is important to our people, our future

  • @hazelmanser5979
    @hazelmanser5979 Год назад +8

    Me heart cry's , so many we lost , but we are Victors 🇦🇨🇦🇩🇦🇪🇦🇫🇦🇬🇦🇮🇦🇱🇦🇲🇦🇴🇦🇶🇧🇩🇧🇧🇧🇦🇦🇿🇦🇽🇦🇼🇦🇺🇦🇹🇦🇸🇦🇷🇧🇪🇧🇫🇧🇬🇧🇭🇧🇮🇧🇯🇧🇱🇧🇲🇧🇳🇧🇴

    • @lf1496
      @lf1496 Год назад +1

      🇨🇺🇵🇷 Santeria IFA Youruba descendant here💪🏿💪🏾💪🏽🌍

    • @naturalbeauty4734
      @naturalbeauty4734 8 месяцев назад

      Seek JESUS CHRIST!! 🙏🤗

  • @jonbanks653
    @jonbanks653 3 месяца назад +3

    I have an ancestor alter and I have recently embraced my Northern European ancestors too because even though I might not appreciate the WAY they became ancestors they still helped make me - literally.

    • @jaxthewolf4572
      @jaxthewolf4572 Месяц назад

      They still assaulted your black ancestors.

    • @ekekekekk
      @ekekekekk 14 дней назад

      so powerful. i love this. i think i want to try this myself

  • @jnels2007
    @jnels2007 Год назад +35

    It’s amazing to me how I’ve been having dreams of my grandmother and all of a sudden there’s a video about Hoodoo, I’ve been feeling a call of being in communication with ancestors since I started dating my fiancée, and she’s been having very powerful dreams as well.

    • @kevjr.6743
      @kevjr.6743 Год назад +2

      Bro, leave.

    • @Agboka
      @Agboka Год назад +2

      Heed to that call. Just imagine how many different DNA of your ancestors are still alive in you today? The grandmother of your grandmother is still alive in you, and in fact through you, they're still alive today. This is what Africans knew thousands of years ago, and that's why they strongly believed that the link between the living and the dead is very thin .

    • @emmabanks9168
      @emmabanks9168 Год назад +3

      Communicate by building an altar but make sure you call on your God fearing loving Ancestors for guidance and communion.

  • @MK-hh1vo
    @MK-hh1vo Год назад +22

    I've always wondered about the term Hoodoo. What you've described I grew up knowing as "Roots" . The elders in my family often spoke of "working roots" on someone or something. We kids understood they were talking about just what you described here! Thank you for this valuable info! I love being a descendent of Africans!

    • @jainorissolney6669
      @jainorissolney6669 10 месяцев назад +1

      Roots is an Indian practice and have nothing to do with Africans. Do your genealogy and I bet you find that your family are American Indians. Your only connection to Africa is your complexion.

  • @Nursing0301
    @Nursing0301 Год назад +4

    Thank you to my KNOWN and UNKNOWN Ancestors, Ase 🙏🏿❤️💪🏿

  • @dr.jacquelinemadisonordmnl1588
    @dr.jacquelinemadisonordmnl1588 11 месяцев назад +2

    Ase' thank you dear sister for breaking our ancestral veneration down in such a thorough knowledgeable way. "Healing for individuals and our communities. Listen to the Ancestors they deserve to be heard. Peace and 🕯️

  • @tgjickyvex2522
    @tgjickyvex2522 Год назад +13

    NOLA born & raised✊🏾!I definitely do the vodou magick cause it’s my blood.

  • @daaiyahlang3355
    @daaiyahlang3355 Год назад +7

    Daa'iyah Salaam, my namesake. Wow!❤

  • @quitamoon
    @quitamoon Год назад +8

    Tank hosting, I'm watching!

  • @VS-kf5qw
    @VS-kf5qw Год назад +12

    That was a fantastic video! The host and the scholars are amazing storytellers and I'm glad that PBS gave this episode the production values and love that it clearly deserves.

  • @dimensionsdance
    @dimensionsdance Год назад +10

    Thank you, Tank! This series is ERRTHANG!

  • @Allnewtv244
    @Allnewtv244 Год назад +3

    This made me cry 😢

  • @brenj2173
    @brenj2173 Год назад +8

    Love this! It's been taught that skulls, voodoo, etc were bad to keep us down, but we have learned, our ancestor's are our guides wnd our real protector's. Gratitude, Gratitude!❤

    • @MissTia777
      @MissTia777 Год назад +2

      It IS if you doing idolotry through ancestor worship!

  • @Breethaempress444
    @Breethaempress444 7 месяцев назад +2

    This was simply beautiful beyond words 😭✨🙌🏽 it’s pure energy of our ancestors and fills me up to know we are awakening and remembering so that the legacy can not only heal but continue to evolve 🧿🪬🥳

  • @JaiSheha
    @JaiSheha Год назад +4

    Thank you for sharing this aspect of the African American culture.

  • @kurisbizzle6406
    @kurisbizzle6406 Год назад +5

    gratitude!

  • @JustFluffyQuiltingYarnCrafts
    @JustFluffyQuiltingYarnCrafts Год назад +7

    Lovely segment on Hoodoo in modern times. Thank you. ❤

  • @taurussun2228
    @taurussun2228 Год назад +5

    Asè. ❤
    Love, Light Honor and Respect to the ancestors. 🕊️💀🕯️
    SN: The beautiful host has a strong and powerful voice, continue to use it to serve the people.

  • @hotcumodity7777
    @hotcumodity7777 Год назад +11

    Whew 😥 when I tell u every episode just draws me in deeper & im so happy & proud of your work Ms.Tank.Your narration is so soothing & enjoyable that I almost get mad that we don’t have hour long content but I will take what I get & support u thru this because it’s so needed for our people to delve into our history…Thanks you so much 💯🙏🏾❤️

  • @kenyatacarter5144
    @kenyatacarter5144 Год назад +3

    Growing up my grandmother had voodo/hoodoo rituals that I didn’t understand UNTIL I was grown! It’s our HISTORY

  • @ixmoon13
    @ixmoon13 Год назад +6

    I did not have to, but you did. POWERFUL STUFF RIGHT THERE!

  • @huldahsroots
    @huldahsroots Год назад +11

    Thank you for this beautiful and moving video about our rich spiritual heritage. I hope our people will continue to explore and discover our roots. Hoodoo is more than folklore and superstition. Loving these videos keep up the good work my sistah!

  • @susansojournacollier
    @susansojournacollier Год назад +3

    So proud to see this ah-mazing singer host a historical doc! Thank you!

  • @Morgue12free
    @Morgue12free Год назад +17

    We dont worship our ancestors. Thats an expression of the white man's perception imposed on us, an express which many of our people have adopted.
    Rather tnan worship out ancestors, the rituals are to develop and maintain our relationship with our ancestors. The distinction is very important.

  • @ChandoisGainesjr-fn9vr
    @ChandoisGainesjr-fn9vr Год назад +9

    SHANGO ⚔️⚡⚡ salute 2 my ancestors who did voodoo 2 set them selves free from slavery! I'm so interested in hoodoo. I love it! This is our African culture & I love it! ✊🏿🇭🇹 2 my brothers and sisters don't fear voodoo embrace it! #MAKANDOL LIVES! ⚔️✊🏿🇭🇹

    • @Jah_Nzola
      @Jah_Nzola Год назад +3

      🇺🇸🤝🏾🇭🇹❤️ I have a great deal of respect for my Haitian brothers and sisters! Much love, unity is strength!

  • @PrimaDonna301
    @PrimaDonna301 Год назад +2

    Why did i feel like crying watching this 💓

  • @omegadivinelyprotectedchos3883
    @omegadivinelyprotectedchos3883 11 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you ancestors for being my ⚓ in protection I love you all ❤❤❤

  • @nurturingwithnature
    @nurturingwithnature Год назад +3

    Beautifully stated and powerful beyond measure. All that was shared is what I have always felt, but could not articulate into words. Thank you for being the voice of our ancestors 💕🙏🏾🌿

  • @tc2334
    @tc2334 Год назад +8

    Thank you to the ancestors for their perseverance. Thank you to modernity and those alive and recently passed for the Internet and our ability to more easily and permanently document and thus preserve information. Thank you finally to posterity who will regard us as ancestors and their descendants who will have hopefully preserved, revived, and built upon our traditions, through Grace and by Power.

  • @jocelynford4209
    @jocelynford4209 10 месяцев назад +2

    Wow this was enlightening. The 10:00 minute mark really moved me and brought tears to my eyes. Remember we are our ancestors wildest dreams. God Bless those who have come before me.❤🙏🏾

  • @zulu3654
    @zulu3654 Год назад +10

    Tank, the stories you present are so interesting and I connect to them in ways I cannot yet explain. You present with natural wisdom and I think I enjoy listening to you as much as I enjoy the stories you present. Thank you so much.

    • @ms.nebraska
      @ms.nebraska Год назад +2

      Wait, like tank and the bangas?! Is that her?

    • @zulu3654
      @zulu3654 Год назад

      @@ms.nebraska YES!!!

  • @TheLexieWilson
    @TheLexieWilson Год назад +44

    I talk to my own Ancestors daily - my grandma and my great grandma (who I’m named after). This video truly validated me.
    Thank you so so much for this beautiful series! I love love love it and I’m so glad I can watch it here!

  • @KHayes-jz7tt
    @KHayes-jz7tt Год назад +6

    I needed this video to help my knowledge of my ancestors’ practices, instead of a religion forced on our people. Although, I am a Christian, I want to know more about my origins. I did my ancestry, and I’m 65% west African, so I definitely need to know this. Thank you!

  • @Bill0102
    @Bill0102 6 месяцев назад +1

    The transformation showcased in this piece is noteworthy. A book with akin material was a critical milestone. "Temporal Echoes: Amelia's Odyssey Through Ancestral Shadows" by Vivian Rosewood

  • @lady33357
    @lady33357 Год назад +2

    My heart is full after watching this video, when you hear about Hoodoo you think of negative. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about my past and history.

  • @nickki1215
    @nickki1215 Год назад +7

    Yet again another wonderful series highlighting our culture!! I’m officially a hooked subscriber!! Shout out to Tank and PBS!! Keep em’ coming!! 🙌🏾👏🏾🙌🏾👏🏾

  • @jordanredwine1058
    @jordanredwine1058 Год назад +4

    I loveee this thank you for this. We need this type of dialogue to explain our beautiful traditions

  • @wildseed1181
    @wildseed1181 Год назад +2

    Tank! Your voice is so melodic🫶🏾🌸✨ please keep singing storytelling and narrating!

  • @courtneyalia
    @courtneyalia Год назад +4

    I absolutely love this series!!

  • @vickiebelin3788
    @vickiebelin3788 Год назад +8

    Beautiful story of hoodoo

  • @monicasdivinefaith4692
    @monicasdivinefaith4692 Год назад +15

    You're not talking to the dead you're talking to familiar spirits! trust me I know. As soon as you do something they don't like they turn on you!

    • @chemecaljefferson2117
      @chemecaljefferson2117 Год назад +9

      ❤❤❤❤ right! False power to control nothing. Most people are still in poverty, bitterness and broken. Dead people can’t help us do a thing. Those are demons masquerading as people we love only to draw them away from leaning on the true God through the Holy Spirit

    • @monicasdivinefaith4692
      @monicasdivinefaith4692 Год назад +4

      @@chemecaljefferson2117 You better preach♥

    • @extrashotofespresso_
      @extrashotofespresso_ 9 месяцев назад +5

      Colonization really did a number on y’all

    • @monicasdivinefaith4692
      @monicasdivinefaith4692 9 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@extrashotofespresso_ and lack of education really did a number on you

    • @naturalbeauty4734
      @naturalbeauty4734 8 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@extrashotofespresso_ No!! you're delusional thinking 🤔 you are talking to ancestors🤦🙄 Those are demonic spirits' DEMONS!!!

  • @vadalia3860
    @vadalia3860 Год назад +7

    A fascinating and beautiful look into this part of American history. Love this video!

  • @D.I.V.A.Journey3758
    @D.I.V.A.Journey3758 Год назад +3

    This was so beautiful! Thank you for sharing this with us! It warms my heart to see us continue to take back the various parts of our identity as a culture❤❤❤❤

  • @meghanndiaz6534
    @meghanndiaz6534 Год назад +3

    Thank yall! Miss Salaam droppin jewels! Beautiful storytelling Tank! 💛💛💛

  • @boop5287
    @boop5287 Год назад +1

    The narrator has such a calming voice

  • @shaylamuskoski2298
    @shaylamuskoski2298 Год назад +5

    Beautiful

  • @JasmineGolphin
    @JasmineGolphin Год назад +6

    Love this! Thank you for this research and exploration!

  • @imaprettygnome9287
    @imaprettygnome9287 Год назад +3

    I LOVE this series!

  • @kameelahmartin7483
    @kameelahmartin7483 Год назад +14

    Also, I need to know that songs/artists used for the soundtrack. OMG!

    • @gordonkerr7796
      @gordonkerr7796 Год назад +4

      If you find out the song please tell me. i was happy someone else was curious about it. I tried google soundhound shazam🤣 nothing.

    • @tanicapsalmist2281
      @tanicapsalmist2281 Год назад +1

      If any of you find out the name of the song... please let me know too pleae!!! :))

  • @chemecaljefferson2117
    @chemecaljefferson2117 Год назад +7

    Ancestors are not our protectors; they couldn’t protect themselves while they were here, how are they helping us as dead ?!?!

    • @seaofglass7
      @seaofglass7 11 месяцев назад +3

      Only the Most High can do that!

    • @naturalbeauty4734
      @naturalbeauty4734 8 месяцев назад

      Those are demonic spirits' DEMONS!!!! 🤦 a lot of people are being deceived.. Jesus Christ HELP US!!!

  • @user-kf2oi4sq5b
    @user-kf2oi4sq5b Год назад +3

    Love this reeducation. Bless this work ❤

  • @herkreativelife2292
    @herkreativelife2292 Год назад +3

    I love this series❤ The host is so beautiful, warm, intelligent and kind ♥️♥️♥️

  • @t.thompson8985
    @t.thompson8985 Год назад +2

    Loving this series so much.

  • @TheGraveWoman
    @TheGraveWoman Год назад +2

    LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS SERIES! Thank you for this! I