Ritual

Name: Ritual
Released: 2023-02-14T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show

Host Tank Ball explores the history and meaning of rituals performed in the South.

2023 · 11m

EPISODE 1

How Did Black Graveyards Become Battlegrounds of Resistance?

Host Tank Ball explores the history of Louisiana’s forbidden Black burials.
EPISODE 2

Why Does This Soup Symbolize Freedom for Haitians?

Join Tank Ball as she explores the Haitian Independence Day ritual of making soup joumou.
EPISODE 3

Inside Black New Orleans' Most Sacred Ritual

Tank Ball explores the Super Sunday ritual of Mardi Gras Indians in New Orleans.
EPISODE 4

Uncovering the Power of Hoodoo: An Ancestral Journey

Tank Ball explores the spiritual practice of Hoodoo and the ritual of ancestral worship.
EPISODE 5

How River Baptisms Shaped Black Musical Tradition

Tank Ball discovers the significance of river baptisms for the Black community.
EPISODE 6

Border Ballads: The Revolutionary History of Tejano Corridos

Tank Ball explores the musical tradition of corridos at the U.S. - Mexico Border.