In a graffiti-covered basement at the Area 15 creative compound in NoDa, one may hear Kapri Cherry call out to a crowd of partygoers, “Black love,” and hear them answer, “Black power.”
The call-and-response occurs throughout events hosted by the Keepers Collective, a group of Black artists in Charlotte who throw parties and events that preserve Black culture and build deeper connections among partygoers.
The Keepers Collective was founded by Cherry in March as an antidote to the cliquishness of section and club culture…