Franz Exumé is a cultural bridge-builder who examines the sacred pathways and connections between West Africa and North America. Born in Cleveland and raised in the U.S. and in Haiti, Franz’s perspective is also shaped by forty years of travel through fourteen African countries. He also has the unique experience of having lived in Monrovia, Liberia and Accra, Ghana.

Franz studied economics at Whittier College and earned a Master of Divinity from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC. Using current events, he explores West African traditions and contemporary practices—from foodways, water use, and funereal rites to the spiritual technology of Vodun—and their reverberations through the Diaspora. Today, Franz translates this deep respect for humanity into social action in Ghana, developing solar-powered cool storage as a service to address post-harvest loss and hunger, ensuring the land’s bounty nourishes the community that tends it and the nation.