Herizen Guardiola made her debut as Oshun, the spirit of love and fertility, in American Gods season 3. For Herizen, Oshun and the Orishas were not new territories for her. HollywoodLife chatted ...

Believe it or not, the start of the 2026 Mardi Gras season is just five months away. When Feb. 6 arrives, the first float parade to hit the streets will be the Krewe of Oshun, which may have a new ...

21-year-old Shami Oshun has made quite the name for herself. From designing a viral sensation of a “last-minute prom dress” to curating her own line of color-changing hoop earrings. The Bay Area ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – A judge has temporarily blocked float manufacturer Jack Rizzuto from acting as captain of the Krewe of Oshun, intensifying a leadership dispute that could threaten the krewe’s ...

Carnival 2026 is still almost eight months away, but the production of parades begins far in advance. For years, the historically Black Krewe of Oshun has presented the first parade in New Orleans’ ...

NEW ORLEANS — A financial dispute between the Krewe of Oshun and longtime float builder Jack Rizzuto has sparked internal conflict within the Mardi Gras organization, according to NOLA.com. Krewe of ...

Aliffer Zamira Sabek built Seeds of Liberation on the belief that freedom begins with food, rest and real community — not rhetoric. What started as direct action in the streets has grown into an ...

NEW ORLEANS — The battle over control of a historically Black Mardi Gras krewe appeared headed for Orleans Civil Court Wednesday — but the case may not go to trial after all. The dispute centers ...

Oshun is a Yoruba deity–a West African, traditional deity. She’s a goddess, and she governs over sweet waters. She’s basically the mother of love, fertility, wealth, and diplomacy. At the time that we ...

Charles Guelperin is a Santería priest who runs a shop at a strip mall in Hollywood called Botanica El Congo Manuel, situated between a Pizza Loca and a Pupusa Loca. Born in Argentina, Guelperin ...

"No one is enemy to water" is the mantra that's displayed in OSHUN's Instagram bio. The New York R&B duo is made up of singers Niambi Sala and Thandiwe, who go by Niambi and Thandi. The pair interact ...

For New York-based Oshun — a singing and rapping duo made up of D.C. natives Niambi Sala and Thandiwe — Friday night’s show at Union Stage felt something like a cosmic homecoming. We “had to take a ...