CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Unite festival is the first of its kind in the city, designed to bring together people of all races, cultures, backgrounds and more, and to celebrate diversity.
Queen City Unity is a nonprofit created after unrest from the officer-involved shooting of Keith Scott..
“If you think about the things that separate us, yeah it could become a pretty negative landscape here in Charlotte, but there are more things that bring us together,” Jorge Millares, founder of Queen City Unity, said. “We have more similarities that really make us one and that's what the festival is all about."
Toussaint Romain, the public defender who made national headlines for being a peacekeeper during protests last year hopes that everyone in attendance will make a difference.
“What are we doing for our community?" Romain asked. “How are we going to redeem this community?"
Many people said the festival is a starting point for celebrating the differences among each other.
“This should be an example for all people in Charlotte that we can all come together, no matter what race, religion, and we can all be a part of something big,” said Charlotte resident Jessica Wells.
The free festival was the first of what organizers will attempt to make an annual event.
Throughout the year, Queen City Unity said it will introduce community initiatives to drive diversity and inclusion.
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