Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X "Oya" (above) by Ashley Brown is just one of more than 100 works of art in Celebrating Black ...
In West Africa and in the Black diaspora, water is not a barrier between continents but a bridge that ensures connection to the homeland. And it is the mermaid that facilitates safe passage. One of ...
King Togbe Yedy, one of the heads of the convent of the Temple of Mami Wata, poses in front of an altar at the Temple in Ouidah, Benin, on Jan. 11, 2025. Credit - Marco Longari—AFP/Getty Images In the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Author of 'Mermaid and Pirate,' Tracey Baptiste, says long before the upcoming Disney remake, cultures around the world told these ...