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For our virtual event, we have partnered with The BEAUCOUP HOODOO ATRs Book Club to present a special screening of Voices of the Gods (1985) followed by a Q&A with the Brooklyn-based filmmaker Al Santana, Okomfo Dr. Adwoa Tano, a priest in the Akan tradition and Iya Mandisa Mchawi, Osun Priest and Alásè in the Lucumi tradition. The discussion will be moderated by Iya Shantrelle P. Lewis, founder of ATRs BOOK CLUB and Sango Priest in the Lucumi tradition.
Read MoreAnnually, CCCADI hosts a panel of Lucumi priests to discuss the year's forecast. You are invited to join us for this Sacred Traditions panel discussion.
Read MorePlease join Chief Baba Neil Clarke, Iya Amma McKen, Iya Danys Mora, Artist-Scholar Yesenia Selier, and Moderator Iya Marinieves Alba on June 10, 2021, at 6:30 PM for the next edition of Sacred Traditions where we will be exploring the role of these embodied prayers in Yoruba and Congo religious systems.
Read MoreThis multi-part cultural program – celebrates Brazil’s Black Consciousness Movement through films, discussions and musical performance. The project includes a series of award winning documentary films on African based spiritual traditions, healing, feminine power, violence against women, music and dance in Bahia. Films are in Portuguese with English subtitles. All discussions are in English. Events are scheduled to occur during the months of November, December, February, and March and are to be streamed by CCCADI.
Read MoreA multi-generational dialogue which centers the collective wisdom of the Lucumi community in the U.S. in response to this annual tradition.
Read MoreDo you want to learn more about African-based religions? We are presenting The Orisha Tradition: An African Worldview to give our community an opportunity to learn more about these sacred traditions. The workshop’s title lends itself to the documentary with the same name, and it is an introductory overview of the Yoruba/Lucumi belief system. Tune in on October 1st at 7pm to get some insight about these African-based belief systems.
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