How We Got Over
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How We Got Over

Exploring the creolization of African ritual in North America. Often practiced openly and in plain view, our rituals are earthy, colourful and full of emotion. The essential qualifier lies in the relief, release and comfort that our folkways afford. They lift us to hope.

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Ritualistic

Laying on of hands.

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Speaking in Tongues-Stained Glass Series

Like fire shut up in my bones.

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Pyramid Burst

Luminous past in present future

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The Ship

Listing in the waters of suffering

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The Pointer

Soil and culture mixed with life