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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
In conservative states like Texas and North Carolina, Durag Day is sweeping American colleges as a symbol of Black empowerment and unification. The durag, a piece of cloth worn on the head, has its ...
Thundercat’s latest record Drunk arrived in 2017 and the singer is gearing up for its follow-up. After teasing the record It Is What It Is by releasing the lead single “Black Qualls” with Steve Lacy, ...
Thundercat professes his love for Dragon Ball Z and durags in the hilarious “Dragonball Durag.” The song comes off Thundercat’s upcoming album It Is What It Is, out April 3rd via Brainfeeder. “I feel ...
Rihanna is continuing to make fashion history. The singer and fashion and beauty mogul, 32, covers the May issue of British Vogue wearing an all-white suit and tie in one image and a denim blazer and ...
If Solange is known for anything, it’s showing her authentic self in all settings— including the Met Gala. On Monday, the “Don’t Touch My Hair” singer attended the 2018 Metropolitan Museum of Art’s ...