Presentation: “Mojo Workin: Hoodoo As Refuge and Response in Unjust Times”

Please join the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies and the Religious Studies program for a Zoom presentation entitled, “Mojo Workin: Hoodoo As Refuge and Response in Unjust Times” offered by practitioner Hess Love.
October 10, 2024
11:30am-12:45pm CT via Zoom
Zoom Meeting ID: 647 226 7598 Passcode: 500897
Hoodoo is more than ritual; it’s a sacred refuge, a way of grounding ourselves in a world that feels unsteady and unjust. Drawing on the insights of Mojo Workin’ by Katrina Hazzard-Donald, this talk delves into Hoodoo’s deep roots as a practice of resistance and reclamation. It invites us to return to the land, to the wisdom of our ancestors, and to the spiritual traditions that have always sustained us.
Hess Love is a Cultural Worker from Annapolis, Maryland. Their name honors Hester, the last woman in their family enslaved in the U.S., who was born, loved, enslaved, freed, and buried in Annapolis. Hester’s legacy inspires Hess’s work in advocacy, afro-ecology, and archival preservation. They are a hoodoo-mother-poet, Delmarva woodlands steward, and master naturalist.
A recording of this event can be found here: youtu.be/Wy6a6Ql7-YI