Your704 Weekender: Here's what's happening in Charlotte June 23-25
You don’t have to look far to find something fun to do in Charlotte this weekend.
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Juneteenth of the Carolinas celebrates 25 years. Here's what Juneteenth means to festival attendees. | WFAE 90.7
People gathered in the Plaza Midwood neighborhood this weekend to celebrate Juneteenth, the day that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, found out they were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Durag Fest Co-Founder Dammit Wesley On Juneteenth's Commodification, Black Beauty, and Plugs for Durags
From an epiphany into an annual safe space for Black people, here's how Durag Fest continues to preserve our culture.
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Black creatives work to control Juneteenth narrative
Black activists and artists are bringing attention to the capitalism surrounding the federal Juneteenth holiday.
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House Passes CROWN Act Banning Discrimination Against Black Hairstyles
After a 235-189 vote, the House passes CROWN Act which would end hair discrimination for locs, cornrows, twists, braids, and Afros.
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