The Hayti Legacy Kwanzaa celebration is a signature cultural event in Durham, North Carolina. Established 59 years ago and institutionalized in Durham by individuals and organizations including Baba Chuck Davis, St. Joseph’s Historic Foundation, Inc., and others, this series of events is a critical community celebration and commemoration. We need your support to ensure that this cultural institution of identity formation, unification, and resilience continues on.

We invite you to sponsor and protect our beloved community tradition.

The theme of this year’s event is Odo Nnyew Fie Kwan — “Love does not lose its way home.” co-presented by The Magic of African Rhythm, BUMP the Triangle, and the historic Hayti Heritage Center. Your sponsorship is an expression of love and the entire Nguzo Saba, because it takes, unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, faith to ensure the Hayti Legacy Kwanzaa celebration remains free, intergenerational, and rooted in love by funding shared meals that nourish body and spirit (Karamu), collective conversations that build responsibility and shared work (Ujima), and public recognition of elders and culture bearers who carry our traditions forward (Zawadi).

Sponsorship opportunities will fund:

Meals for the community (Karamu): Ensure healthy meals and snacks are accessible to community members and performers on-site, provided by local small businesses.
Program Support for Crucial Conversations and other offerings (Ujiima): Panelists will lead conversations on collective work and other topics that cover the principles of Kwanzaa.
Recognitions and Special Acknowledgement (Zawadi): Culture bearers who have protected and fortified the Kwanzaa tradition will be publicly recognized, uplifted, and presented with tokens of appreciation.

In recognition of your support, your name and/or company logo will be displayed on our sponsorship poster, announced publicly at the event, and printed on program materials as you designate.

For questions or additional information, please contact: Leah Denise Wyatt and haytikwanzaa@gmail.com and leahdenisewyatt@gmail.com.

Hayti Legacy Kwanzaa Celebration

By Bump

Hayti Legacy Kwanzaa Celebration

Odo Nnyew Fie Kwan — “Love does not lose its way home.”