HEY COUSIN!

I missed ya! let's start season two talking about Sonya Massey and let's take a second to remember all those we lost to police brutality. May their names stay on our tongues and their deaths never forgotten.

CNN:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/22/us/sonya-massey-police-shooting/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/27/us/sean-grayson-misconduct-sonya-massey-death/index.html?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc

SEASON 1 FINALE!

Let's talk stories, and take full advantage of the rest of summer.

Cuz!

How did I make it 23 episodes without discussing what Hoodoo Is? Chile...

Hey cousin!

This episode was on the backburner for months, but it's finally here! Let's talk about the Moses of our People...the Nurse...the Seer...the Liberator. Mother Moses.

Resources used to write the script:

"Harriet Tubman: imagining a life: by Beverly Lowry

Harriet Tubman Trail app (to accompany the riding tour of Dorchester County)

Harriet Tubman museum and educational center

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center

and the good people of Dorchester who took a second and talk to me about their home and gave direction on where to go.

Cuz!

Who is the greatest conjurer of all time?! Some clues,: They are one of the chosen who's had direct contact with Source. They were able to lead their people to freedom. And...they inspired the oppressed to claim their freedom as well.

Show Notes: Story: How the Hoodoo lost his hand found in "American Negro Folktales" by Richard M. Dorson.

resources: "Mules and Men" by Zora Neal Hurston. "Black magic: Religion and the African American conjuring tradition" By Yvonne P. Chireau

Music: Southern Gospel Piano By Julius H (found on pixaby)

Cousin... we gotta work more with the spirit of Wealth and less with the spirit of Luck.

Let's talk!

Hey Cousin!

The ancestors moved my tongue to sing, and I had some spiritual matters weighing on my spirit. So come with me as we enjoy some negro spirituals and spit folklore around black faith.

Show Notes:

All stories taken from Daryl Cumber Dance " From My People: 400 years of African American Folklore"

To be honest, i think the lyrics to the songs i sang are in there too.

Hey Cuzn!

Big Sis is back to help me answer questions found around the internet. We talk ancestor work, lodestones, karma, black girl hair struggles. And if that wasn't enough, Big Sis dies laughing, and I almost tell you about the time I conjured the spirit of Death.

grab some tea, and lets answer some internet witch questions.

Hey Cousin!

Welcome to CoCo's Hoodoo Library. Please, make yourself a drink, find a comfy couch, and enjoy the book recommendations.

Show Notes

Coco’s Library Music from:

https://pixabay.com/users/teodholina-32752748/

https://pixabay.com/users/fassounds-3433550/

Book Recs:

“Black Magic: Religion and the African American Conjuring Tradition." Yvonne P. Chireau

“Mojo Workin” by Katrina Hazzard Donald

"Hoodoo Conjuration WItchcraft & Rootwork" by Harry Middelton Hyatt.

" Hoodoo in America" & "Mules & Men" by Zora Neal Hurston

“Old Style Conjure: Hoodoo, Rootwork & Folkmagic '' By Starr Casas

“Stick Stones Roots and Bones." Stephanie Rose Bird

"Mountain Conjure and Southern Root Work" by Orion Foxwood.

Hey cousin! In this episode I open up about the methods I use to plan and prepare for my spiritual rituals. Let's discuss.

Show Notes: "Mountain Conjure and Southern Root Work" by Orion Foxwood