Black

Name: Black
Age: 31
Location: Bulbancha, LA
Religious Practice: Hoodoo

ATR Profile Narrative: Black is a 31-year-old pansexual genderqueer who practices Hoodoo. With this practice, they have "become more affirmed in my connection to god as a Black queer artist." Actively tending to their ancestor altar and believing in "finding magic in the mundane", Hoodoo is an important daily factor to them. They pray Psalm 23 in any circumstance, including when oiling their body, on an afternoon stroll talking to the trees, or when blessing their food. Black's best advice is to "start by building a connection with your own ancestors and lineage." If you have access to earlier generations or historians of your family, ask them questions. Other advice is to connect with those who are already practicing so you can learn from and grow with them. Reading is also very important! Some readings my be hard to find but not impossible. Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison, and Ntozake Shange have great works Black recommends to read.