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The Color Of Christ In Haiti, Elizabeth Mcalister
The Color Of Christ In Haiti, Elizabeth Mcalister
Elizabeth McAlister
Haiti is an officially Roman Catholic country, and the popular religion
of Vodou incorporates many Catholic elements. Why, then, is Jesus
Christ relatively deemphasized in both traditions, while Mary and
the countless saints and spirits have a greater presence in the religious
lives of most Haitians? This article delves into the Roman Catholic
and Kongolese Catholic history of Haiti to explore why Jesus Christ
is a relatively remote figure and why he is represented as white in a
Black-majority country.
Poster Child, Elizabeth Mcalister, Lovely Nicolas
Poster Child, Elizabeth Mcalister, Lovely Nicolas
Elizabeth McAlister
Lovely Nicolas reflects on being chosen as a Unicef poster girl in a campaign to end child slavery in Haiti, in a conversation with her second mother, anthropologist Elizabeth McAlister
Obama, Zombies, And Black Male Messiahs, Elizabeth Mcalister
Obama, Zombies, And Black Male Messiahs, Elizabeth Mcalister
Elizabeth McAlister
In a spate of recent films, a Black male messiah kills hyperwhite zombies; relatedly, Obama symbolized for many the hope for racial reckoning and equality.