Charlotte’s Durag Fest aims to celebrate black culture, empower youth

July 11, 2024 Pharaoh

Creating opportunity and space was the goal from the beginning.

“This idea of using Juneteenth as an opportunity to celebrate the holiday, but also celebrate ourselves and having the space where we can express ourselves freely,” said Lisa Michelle.

It continues to be the goal for Lisa Michelle

“(We’re highlighting) the durag as the symbol to do that. Often a lot of our black culture can be misunderstood and appropriated,” Michelle shared.

She is CEO and co-founder of Charlotte’s Durag Fest.

“I get excited about Durag Fest because we just have all these layers of opportunities to showcase who we are, our community and for local creatives, whatever your medium is, to show up and to be able to have a platform to show what you can do,” Michelle explained.