Episode 23: Hoodoo, Voodoo, and Mardi Gras with Mel Woo

Hey, Fam!The celebration of Mardi Gras is more than the gold, purple, and green that you see lining the streets of New Orleans, and the diverse cultural history transcends today's modernized celebration.Today we invite Mel Woo to the show to share with us her family lore in connection to Hoodoo, Voodoo, and energy vampires who walk among us. Mel teaches us about colorism and how it was meant to divide, but created a subculture that thrives despite the racial repression that is as much a part of our American history as the flag itself.So sit back while Wietze makes Pączki for Fat Tuesday as Mel shares her tales. Welcome to Who R U? Curious Stories of Family Lore.Sources: MEL WOO :)https://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/history/https://www.history.com/articles/mardi-gras