Tierra Whack, Lute, Moses Sumney and Helado Negro will perform at CAROLINADAZE Music & Arts Festival on September 14, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina at Red Hat Ampitheater. Hosted by the North Carolina chapter of the nonprofit Common Cause, profits from the festival will benefit the following organizations: Center for Racial Equity in Education, 7 Directions of Service, Carolina Abortion Fund, Campaign for Southern Equality, Carolina Migrant Network and the HBCU Student Action Alliance.
“I’ve been working in the music industry for decades and CAROLINADAZE stands out,” CAROLINADAZE Advisor Tift Merritt stated.
“Every decision—from the artist lineup to the branding to the vendors to the organizations this concert series will benefit—has been lovingly made with young people not only in mind but also in leadership.”
CAROLINADAZE is the start of a music and arts series that Common Cause hopes to bring to other cities around the state, including Asheville. By bringing this series to other areas of the state, Common Cause hopes to politically mobilize younger voters on Election Day and beyond.
“Anyone who’s between the ages of 20 and 50 in North Carolina is looking for something to fight for and against,” Common Cause: North Carolina Associate Director Sailor Jones said.
“The biggest rallying cries we’ve had in the state of North Carolina have been Amendment One, HB 2, and the Moral Monday movement. They were all defensive efforts against a repressive legislature and executive branch in a state where we were taking a red-wave turn in a way that was hurting everyone. This is an effort to give us something to fight for, for once, an affirmative vision that goes well beyond 2024.”
