The Common Misconceptions of Afro-Latinx Religions

There’s nothing to fear and everything to learn

“As an Afro-Latino growing up in Honduras, I became exposed to many misunderstandings regarding the Afro-Latinx community and Afro-Latinx culture in the United States, especially our religious experience. Teachers, parents, church, and society told us that the practices of Voodoo, Santeria, Candomblé, and Palo were considered the worship of the devil.

I grew up fearing these religions as evil practices because that fear had been embedded in…