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.

Right around the time people started leaving the house with socks and slippers on, people also started wearing their durags in public—mainly black artists and athletes. Durags originally served as a ...

Stylish durags are on the rise as more Black folks lean into natural hair care. The coolest thing about this durag movement? It’s gender-free. Historically, Black men have rocked silk durags to ...

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, ...

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 ...

Beauty supply company WezTeck has come up with an innovative product that will make old heads who came up in the ’90s and early 2k salty that it wasn’t available to them back when they had hair. (It’s ...

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 ...

When it’s time for pitcher Marcus Stroman’s turn in the rotation, he runs to the mound to throw his warmup pitches, rap music blasting over the PA system to get him hyped up. He gets himself set, and ...