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Join us ONLINE (9/25) for this important and timely conversation presented in association with @faithcompasscenter and @theadrsa!

@iyafunlayo and @timiljones will speak with filmmakers @seyi_adebanjo_llc and @iambryanjazz and sex therapist and educator @drlatoyabrooks about sexual shame in ATR communities.

We’ll discuss queer identities, body shame, and healthy relationships with ourselves and spiritual community. And, we’ll watch a clip of Seyi and Bryan’s forthcoming lyrical documentary AFROMYSTIC which follows LGBTQ+ Òrìṣà spiritual practitioners across the waters of Nigeria, Brazil, and the United States in a quest for ancestral affirmation and post-colonial liberation.

Register free at tiny.cc/pleaseureispower

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We want to share news of an exciting exhibition happening at @nsuflorida!! For those in town please feel free to come and enjoy this new exhibition featuring Haitian art.

*please note the opening reception (July 17) is by invitation only*

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Our Institute Director at @rutgersnb and Cross-Campus Director of Undergraduate Intellectual Life, Dr. Carlos Decena, is featured on the latest episode of the African and Diasporic Religious Studies Association (ADRSA) independent podcast, "Black Religion Books."

In this episode, host Iya Funlayo speaks with Dr. Decena, also Associate Professor of Women & Gender Studies and Chair of Latino & Hispanic Caribbean Studies at Rutgers-New Brunswick, and author of the book Circuits of the Sacred.

Watch/listen now by heading to ADRSA.org

#RutgersExcellence

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Join KOSANBA’s 15th Colloquium on August 21-23, 2025 at Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, FL!

This year’s theme:
Africana Religious Activism, Resistance & Rejuvenation
A gathering you don’t want to miss — come build, share, and rejuvenate with us as we honor the living traditions of Haitian Vodou and other Africana religions built on activism and resistance.

Registration is now LIVE!
Head to https://kosanba.org or register directly at kosanba2025.eventbrite.com

We are still accepting proposals, so bring your research, vision, and your revolutionary spirit! Head to our bio for easy proposal and registration link.

Artwork: Lady Liberty by Héza Barjon (2005), used with artist’s permission.

#KOSANBA #HaitianVodou #AfricanaStudies #ReligiousActivism #KOSANBA2025

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Yesterday I had an amazing opportunity to facilitate story time at the ADRSA conference! Thank you to my sister Iya Funlayo for this opportunity! It was so fun to share the story while also teaching some fundamental reading comprehension skills to our youth! Thank you Iya Michelle Bolden for this wonderful adaptation of the story of Obara!!!

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So many wonderful events coming up!!

We’re proud to join our sister organization, the ADRSA, for their 13th conference to be held online April 13. To register and submit proposals, visit ADRSA.org/conference

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Fam! I’m excited to share that this wonderful book featuring my essay “The Ọṣun Effect: Beyonce, Ifa, and the Complexities of Black Women’s Empowerment” is now out in the world.

Congrats to Baba Dr. Ifasola Eric Bridges @ifasola_ajigunwa and his co-editors as well as to all contributors. We outchea! Use discount code LXFANDF30 for 30% off and get your copy, LIB!

If you’re an academic, ask your institution to order a copy!

You gon getchu one?

#iyafunlayo #newbooks #newblackbooks #blackbooks #nowreading #bookstagram #bookshelf #religionbooks

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Thank you to our beautiful community for joining us for our first BYENVENI Curatorial Talk. Thank you to our featured artists Steven Baboun, Tania L. Balan-Gaubert, and Madjeen Isaac for sharing insights about their work and process. Much gratitude to our BYENVENI curator Yvena Despagne for leading us through this evening of meaningful dialogue.

Our audience was filled with special guests joining us as part of the ADRSA @theadrsa conference, a collaboration that brings us together in examining the concept of home as a Diaspora.

Our next Curatorial Talk is set for May 18th on Haitian Flag Day! Be sure to join us, bring your flag and enjoy an afternoon of dialogue with featured artists: Daveed Baptiste @daveedbaptiste , Nic[o] Brierre Aziz @nicoelganso , Tasha Dougé @convhersations_ and Natacha Thys @natachathysart !!!

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Join us in person Fri May 12 for one-day symposium on the astonishing and critically acclaimed art of Myrlande Constant. Scholars of Art History, Africana, Latin American, Black, and Religious studies will speak about the works on view in our current retrospective of Constant’s work, highlighting themes of race and representation, political resistance, labor, gender, and aesthetics. Stay all day or drop in for a 30-min talk. Free to attend. RSVP at link in bio.

#haiti #haitianart #blackart #contemporaryart #textileart #venicebiennale #caribbeanart #africandiaspora #femaleartist #textileart #drapovodou #myrlandeconstant

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Join us as KOSANBA pays tribute to the esteemed Academic Grandfathers Dr. Albert J. Raboteau and Dr. Charles H. Long! 💐

Please join us next Tuesday, May 10th from 4-6pm EST for a virtual convening sponsored by KOSANBA & ADRSA. Featured speakers will include the illustrious Dr. Dianne M. Stewart (@diannemstewartphd), Dr. Tracey E. Hucks, Dr. Richard Brent Turner, and Dr. David Carrasco. 👏🏽✨️

Dr. Long and Dr. Raboteau have proven such inspiring trailblazers in the fields of Black religion and African American history. Join us as we celebrate their legacies! 🎊

Registration link in bio! 🔎

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TODAY!! Join us for ADRSA's 10th Year Anniversary! 💗

This year's theme is: "I Put A Spell On You": Magic, Miracles, & Mystique in Africana Religions ✨️🎇🎉

Registration link in bio 🔎

Asé & Ayibobooooo!! 🙏🏽💜🪔

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AGO 📢📣💥

DIGG this new ART RELEASE and limited time #sale & #FUNDRAISER during the @theadrsa magic Conference
"ON YEMỌJA'S WATERS'
Limited edition Gicleé on paper
Size: 14 " x 18" approx
Edition size: 47
Price: $87
Special offer: 20% off during ADRSA conference
15% of each print sale will support @theadrsa Conference

FRIDAY 4/29: Join is for a full day of scholarly presentations, followed by a weekend including film screenings, movement, and more!

We founded the African and Diasporic Religious Studies Association in 2012 to support scholarship in African and Diasporic Religions and encourage interaction between scholars and communities.

We’re incredibly proud to be celebrating 10 years of doing this work and want YOU to join us ONLINE at @aseireinc Communiversity on April 29th with events through the weekend.

We’ve got a wonderful line-up of speakers and events to share, including:

⭐️ Keynote by Dr. Kola Abimbola @kolaabimbola

⭐️ Opening Plenary by Dr. Dianne M. Stewart @diannemstewartphd

⭐️ Featured artist Baba Marcus Akinlana @marcusakinlana

⭐️ After party by DJ Funké i.am.funke

⭐️ Presentations on all varieties of African spirituality

⭐️ Orisa Movement with Baba Oludare of @kiirewellness (Saturday)

⭐️ Film Screenings including Vodou: Theology of Liberation by @ancestral_voices (Saturday)

⭐️ Virtual tour and introduction to the Egungun Society of Itaparica, Brazil (Sunday)

📺 Check out videos of past conferences at YouTube.com/TheADRSA

AKINLANA ART
Feel the bRushhhh!!!🖌️🎨🖼️ @marcusakinlana
@marcusakinlana
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Or DM ME
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Links in bio
Cheque LO!

#nolalife #nolaartist #neworleansartist #originalart #painting #drawing #homelife #homedecor #multicultural #whereyart
#adrsa #adrsa2022 #africanspirituality #iyafunlayo #aseirecommuniversity #aseire #orisa #ifa #vodou #hoodoo #conference #onlineconference #onlineevent #africanareligions #africanreligion #orisha #lukumi

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