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When Afro-diasporic practice faces social judgment

My white friends think my spiritual practice is exotic and my Black friends think I'm being too African and I feel like I can't win.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Spiritual practice becomes a site of cultural politics that complicates personal authenticity.

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“Where Are You with Afro-diasporic traditions — Vodou Candomblé Santería?”

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