Durag Festival, a popular celebration of Black culture, will not return to Charlotte in 2026, organizer Lisa Michelle tells ...

We’re using this time to work toward the conditions needed to support festivals like ours at scale,” organizers said in a ...

A popular showcase of Black talent and Juneteenth festival, the Durag Fest will take a “temporary pause” in 2026.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

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 ...

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 most celebrated ...

Jimi Thompson, known as Dammit Wesley, hears a lot of negative things about Charlotte. Like how the city has no culture, just condos. Last year, he set out to prove the critics wrong with the ...

For years, durags have played an important role in hair care and as a fashion statement. Not everyone knows the history behind a durag, how to use one, or the benefits of wearing one. In this article, ...