I Respect Black Festival
Change Begins With Us
The I Respect Black Festival is a powerful two-day community celebration created to bring people together through culture, family, healing, entertainment, food, vendors, youth engagement, public safety partnership, and community connection.
Taking place July 25 & 26, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM at Wright Park in Tacoma, Washington, the festival is designed to welcome young and old, families, businesses, community organizations, faith leaders, artists, public safety partners, and people of all races, cultures, and backgrounds who believe in respect, unity, dignity, and positive change.
The name I Respect Black is intentional. It is not a message of division, exclusion, or negativity toward any group. It is a personal declaration that respect begins with “I.” It is a call for each individual to take responsibility for how we honor, protect, uplift, and support Black life, Black families, Black culture, Black businesses, Black youth, and Black communities.
At its heart, the festival is about restoring respect from within while inviting the broader community to stand together in support of healing, compassion, accountability, and unity.
The I Respect Black Festival will feature live entertainment, food vendors, retail vendors, Black-owned businesses, arts and culture, youth and family activities, faith and healing spaces, community resources, public safety engagement, and opportunities for connection across generations. This event is being built as a safe, family-friendly, and inclusive community experience that celebrates culture while creating space for meaningful impact.
Sponsors are being invited to support more than an event. They are being asked to invest in a movement that promotes community pride, youth empowerment, entrepreneurship, violence prevention, family connection, cultural celebration, healing, and public safety collaboration.
Your sponsorship helps provide the foundation needed to create a successful festival experience, including staging, sound, entertainment, youth activities, vendor support, safety planning, sanitation, accessibility, outreach, marketing, volunteer coordination, and community resource engagement.
By becoming a sponsor, your business or organization will be visibly aligned with a positive and necessary community effort that says:
We respect Black families.
We respect Black youth.
We respect Black culture.
We respect Black healing.
We respect Black-owned businesses.
We respect Black history and identity.
We respect Black communities.
We respect Black partnerships built on trust, dignity, and accountability.
The I Respect Black Festival offers sponsors a meaningful opportunity to connect directly with the community, demonstrate leadership, support local impact, and help build a lasting tradition rooted in respect, unity, and collective progress.
Change Begins With Us.
We invite you to stand with us as a sponsor and help create a festival experience that uplifts people, strengthens community bonds, and reminds every attendee that respect is not just a word — it is an action.