12th Annual Charlotte African-American Festival Sept. 27

The festival features:

• Exhibits
• Musical performances
• Art
• Literature
• Food
• Dancers
• Drummers
• A pageant
• Speakers
• Vendors
• Awards and recognitions

Special highlights:

• The First One Hundred Years Exhibit
• The Brooklyn Neighborhood Showcase
• The Black Wall Street Exhibits
• The Black Knowledge Initiative Book Drive
• The Motherland Exhibit
• The Out of Africa Fashion Shows
• The Underground Railroad Exhibit
• The Black History Walk of Fame
• The Ashanti Queens Crowning
• The Charlotte Neighborhoods Reunion
• The Grier Heights Exhibit