Legacy Day 2026
Legacy Day celebrates the rich cultural heritage of African Americans in Kent County. This year’s festival will celebrate Historic Black Communities.
Legacy Day is offered free of charge to the community thanks to generous donor support.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Gospel – $2,000
R & B – $1,000
JAZZ – $500
BLUES – $250
HIP HOP – $100
RAGTIME – $50
BEBOP – $25
Legacy Day is produced by Sumner Hall with the Historical Society of Kent County
Thank you to our sponsors!
GOSPEL
John & Margaret Christy
Aubrey Sarvis
R & B
Kent Cultural Alliance
Peoples Bank Hanson Federal Credit Union
Neil & Linda Stoddard
Lainie & Ralph Surette
JAZZ
Werten Bellamy
Terra Deaton
Kurt Douglass
Philip Dutton
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Helena Hermes
Kent County Commissioners
Barbara Rein
Rotary Club
Shore Rivers Inc.
BLUES
Thad Bench
Monica & Harrison Bentley
Penny & Jim Block
Evan Smith Funeral Services
David Holman
Airlee & Hank Johnson
Kent School
Joan & Thomas Groce
Christian Havemeyer
Kathryn Lee
Andrew Oros & Steven Clemons
Presbyterian Church
Clara & Brian Rankin
Vanessa & Alvin Ringgold
Cynhia Saunders
HIP HOP
Anthony’s Flowers
Anthony, Judge & Ware
David A Bramble
Alta Campbell
Chestertown Foods
Norris Commodore
Ronnie Edelman
Meghan Efland
Jenifer Emley
Evergrain Bread Co.
Linda Hopkins
Chelsea Jennings
Sherise Kennard
Eileen Kessler
Barbara Lamphere
William and Mary Ann Leary
Ken Noble
Linda Reed
Eleanor Ringgold
RAGTIME & BEBOP
Margie Baker
Barbara in den Bosch
Anne Keer Charles
Evelyn Clark
Joseph & Genevieve Coyle
Margaret Fallaw
Lynn Geisert
Lucy Maddox
Kim & Gregory Moody
Robert Moores
Carol Niemand
Amanda Parks
Elanor Ringgold
Zita Seals
Deborah Scott
Amy Warner
Thank you to our partners!
Thank you to the 2026 Legacy Day Committee!
Nivek Johnson, Chair
Danette Boyer
Tawnese Butler
Jana Carter
Barbara Foster
Monica Graves-Bentley
Peter Heck
Yvette Hynson
Jane Jewell
William Leary
Jerome Lindsey
Tyrone Moody
Joyce Moody
Leslie Prince-Raimond
Linda Reed
Vanessa Ringgold
Airlee Ringgold-Johnson
Ruth Shoge
Marilyn Snowden-Watkins
Francoise Sullivan
Diane Wood
Maria Wood
