When you think of Marie Laveau, you may conjure images of Angela Bassett, rag dolls full of pins, and dark rituals of animal sacrifice under the full moon in the deepest part of the Bayou. Well, make yourself a Sazerac and get comfy, because it turns out, you're actually pretty wrong about all of that. In our first installment of Spooky Harlots, Emily tells Karamia about how Marie Laveau/The Widow Paris/The Voodoo Queen of New Orleans was a little bit more of a naturopathic healer and a little bit less of an evil priestess than her legacy says. We will once again be discussing white supremacy and patriarchal influence on our history books, and we won't be leaving any of that out because we think it's too "un-American." Sage your house, order some beignets for delivery, and settle in as we get spooky.