Charlotte, NC

MEDIA ADVISORY: Charlotte, NC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Candice M. Dixon, Communications Manager
Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium
candice@southernblackgirls.org | (334) 394-3236

Joy & Justice Tour Closes Its Nine-City Run in Charlotte, NC with Free Community Festival

Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium brings the final stop of its Southern tour to Charlotte on Sunday, September 27

Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium’s Joy & Justice Tour touches down in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Sunday, September 27, with a free, family-friendly, festival-style community event at Ranson Middle School. The Charlotte stop is presented in partnership with local grantee partner Black Girls Film Camp. Since launching in June, the Joy & Justice Tour has traveled through eight states and nine cities, creating spaces where Black girls and women can connect, celebrate, access resources and experience joy, unapologetically.

Sunday, September 27, 2026
1:00 p.m. – Joy & Justice Tour Charlotte
8:00 a.m. – Joy & Justice Walk with GirlTREK
Ranson Middle School, 5850 Statesville Road, Charlotte, NC 28269

WHY JOY. WHY NOW.

Black girls and women are navigating real challenges, but Southern Black Girls believe we cannot build the future by focusing only on what we are up against. We have to make room for joy, too. As Executive Director Chanceé Lundy has said, joy is not a luxury; it is strategy, and right now, it is how we protect each other. Joy without justice is temporary. Justice without joy is unsustainable. Charlotte carries that declaration across the finish line, in a region where Black girls and women are building businesses, leading congregations, and shaping civic life while remaining the least funded population in Southern philanthropy.

That’s the heart of the Joy & Justice Tour: bringing solutions, resources and celebration directly into Southern communities. Each stop features nine activation zones designed to uplift, inform and celebrate Black girls and women in their fullness, including Arts & Culture, Beauty, Economic Empowerment, Health & Wellness, STEM, Advocacy & Justice, Sports, Nutrition, and Education & HBCUs.

Attendees can also expect music, food trucks, community resources and a Dove-sponsored photo booth experience, because joy should be something you can experience, not just talk about.

Since 2017, Southern Black Girls has invested more than $11.4 million in 250+ organizations and awarded 1,000+ #BlackGirlJoyChallenge grants. Through its partnership with Megan Thee Stallion’s Pete & Thomas Foundation, the organization is also helping fund the next generation of young Black changemakers across the South. Some of our recent, local grantee partners include:

  • Black Girls Film Camp (Charlotte), training the next generation of Black girl storytellers from dream to screen to social impact
  • SISTORIES (Charlotte), a Black feminist publishing and production organization archiving and amplifying the stories of Southern Black women and femme identifying communities
  • Durham’s Hope for Kids (Durham), building confidence and leadership skills in Black and Brown girls through its GLOW initiative

Register for Charlotte – www.southernblackgirls.org/joytour/charlotte.html
Learn more about the Joy & Justice Tour – www.southernblackgirls.org/joytour/

For general tour inquiries: joytour@southernblackgirls.org

ABOUT SOUTHERN BLACK GIRLS AND WOMEN’S CONSORTIUM
Founded in 2017 by LaTosha Brown, Felecia Lucky, Alice Eason Jenkins, and Margo Miller, Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium channels philanthropic resources to Black girls, women, and femme identifying communities across 13 Southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Learn more at southernblackgirls.org.

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