Moonchild: The Life and Music of Yusuf Salim

Join us for a celebration of Brother Yusuf Salim and the Durham Premiere of the new documentary film, Moonchild: The Life and Music of Yusuf Salim. Moonchild celebrates Yusuf’s transformative impact on Durham’s jazz and cultural scene, and explores the deep community, musical, and spiritual connections between Brother Yusuf, Muslim visionary and activist Imam Kenneth Murray Muhammad, and Dr. Brian Horton and North Carolina Central University’s Jazz Studies community of teachers and students.

Proceeds from the event will support Hayti Heritage Center, now celebrating its 50th year and the Moonchild film project.

The Durham premiere of Moonchild is produced by Hayti Heritage Center, presented by The Groove Productions, Elevate Media Films and filmmakers Kenny Dalsheimer and Rafael Samanez and supported by Southern Documentary Fund and WNCU 90.7 FM.

Open Stu: Juneteenth Edition

By Ashley Strahm • June 4, 2026

Open Stu: Juneteenth Edition Saturday, June 20, 2026, 7-11 PM Hayti Heritage Center, Free, Open to all Open Stu is a living documentary project born right here in Durham. Co-created by artists Derrick Beasley and Marcella Zigbuo Camara, it's a space to cultivate and document Black creative community — rooted in the tradition of Scurlock's studio portraiture, the Kamoinge Collective, and the pop-up gatherings of the Harlem Renaissance. On Juneteenth, it comes home to Hayti. Come sit for a portrait with Derrick. Explore archival ephemera curated by Marcella. Let the DJ move you. Grab a drink. Stay a while. This is your invitation to be seen, documented, and celebrated — right where you belong. Free and open to all.