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Watch the literal Black Girl Magic of Hoodoo Women in Down in the Valley's latest episode (exclusive)

Down in the Valley episode 5 "Hoodoo Women" Nicco Annan and Lisa Brown-Jones

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In an exclusive clip shared with PRIDE.com, audiences see how "a Hoodoo practitioner's healing hands can help folks through some of life's most difficult circumstances."

The latest episode of Down in the Valley is taking Black Girl Magic to a whole new level.

The docuseries hosted by by Nicco Annan is continuing its dive into the rich and complex culture of the Deep South in its fifth installment, "Hoodoo Women." The episode takes the audience on a journey of spiritual exploration by examining a historic tradition of Black American communities with deep African ties.

Created by enslaved African Americans in the southern United States, Hoodoo is a spiritual practice that incorporates traditional African rituals with Indigenous botanical knowledge and some Muslim teachings. The name comes from the Ewe language word "Hudu," meaning "spirit work," which involves several forms of divination such as astrology, aurgury, cartomancy, and cleromacy.

Down in the Valley's upcoming episode will showcase the women who practice the tradition in the present day, following devotees of the infamous Beale Street “Red Light” district as they use Hoodoo for their desires of healing, protection, and more.

In one exclusive clip shared with PRIDE.com, audiences see how "a Hoodoo practitioner's healing hands can help folks through some of life's most difficult circumstances by getting to the root of the suffering and conjuring those negative emotions up and out," as Annan narrates.