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The Carolinas’ largest Juneteenth event is moving to a new home in northeast Charlotte According to the Charlotte Observer, ...
Boasted as the Carolinas biggest Juneteenth event, the eighth annual event is returning to the Queen City with a new theme ...
At least one Juneteenth organizer reports funding cuts for events. Here's what Charlotte is doing to celebrate.
Charlotte artist Dammit Wesley and his co-founding team behind Durag Fest built an epiphany into a cultural phenomenon. At the time, the Marvel film Black Panther had surpassed all conventional ...
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Charlotte’s Durag Festival, dubbed the “Met Gala of durags,” is coming back for a fifth year and expected to draw thousands. The festival’s mission this year is to “make Juneteenth the ...
“It’s a double-edged sword,” said Dammit Wesley, a Charlotte-based artist and co-founder of the city’s annual Durag Fest, a Juneteenth event. “We want people to celebrate Juneteenth.
Since 2018, Charlotte’s Durag Fest has been one of the largest celebrations of Black culture in the area. This year, organizers are hoping it’ll be even bigger and better. Boasted as the ...
Durag Fest relocates to Sugar Creek venues, expanding scope and attendance space. Festival honors HBCUs with 'Juneteenth Homecoming' theme and campus-style layout. Event amplifies Black culture ...