Black Heritage Celebration
This two-day celebration will showcase Black designers, artists, entertainers and businesses as they proudly display, engage and educate the community on the beauty and inspiration of Black culture.
Join us May 18 & 19, 2024 for our fourth annual Black Heritage Celebration. This two-day celebration will showcase Black designers, artists, entertainers and businesses as they proudly display, engage and educate the community on the beauty and inspiration of Black culture.
Admission: The Black Heritage Celebration is included with general garden admission or membership.
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Schedule of Events
Saturday, May 18, 2024
- 10am – 3pm Black-owned Vendor Market
- 10am – 11am Cooking Demo: Kevin the Pie Dude
- 11am – 1pm Cellist: Jordan Jones
- 12pm – 2pm Musician: Matthew Babineaux
- 1pm – 3pm Celebrity Fashion Stylist Drop
- 2pm – 3pm Cooking Demo: Cibo Catering
- 3pm – 4pm David Whiteman Band (Concert Stage)
Sunday, May 19, 2024
- 10am – 3pm Black-owned Vendor Market
- 10am – 11am Cooking Demo: Taste by Chef Kevin
- 11am – 1pm Pop Violinist: Shondalla Calder
- 12pm – 2:00pm Musician: Matthew Banks
- 1pm – 1:25pm Dallas Black Dance Theatre
- 2pm – 3pm Cooking Demo: Smokey John’s
- 3pm – 4pm Don Diego Band
Vendors
- Avery’s Savory popcorn
- 31:13 Ecofriendly Accessories
- Alison Woods Writes
- AND-MADE by Hand
- Arts for Science
- Billionaire Bucket Hats
- Blacklit
- Borokiniyabo
- Build Your Own Crown
- Cibo Catering
- Cicely’s Jazzy Art
- Coffee Creek Media Group
- Concrete Dream
- D for Dapper
- Delectable Delights for You
- Elite Food
- Eye Do Eyewear
- Five Eleven Collection
- Gold Link Beard Company
- Gyasi Designs
- Hair by Akoni
- Hippie Adjacent
- Infused By Zen
- Just Good Cajun
- KC’s Experience
- Kennonleatherworks
- Mama Africa’s Apparel
- Mama LaVerne’s
- Nana Dots Southern Sweets
- Nevaeh’s Bath and Beauty
- Nicole Miller Art
- Pelican House
- Pieces of us by us
- Puzzles of Color
- Samco World Imports
- Sm Fashions
- Taste by Chef Kevin
- The Candle Boutique
- The Good Water
- The Pie Dude
- Vine Vegan
- Witty Kids
- Zim-lbwe Sculptures
Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden
Kelley Family Days | May 18 & 19
Thanks to a gift from the William G. Kelley Family, guests with general garden admission or membership will also receive free entrance to the Children’s Adventure Garden during the Black Heritage Celebration.
Walne Family Discovery Lab
Exploration Center
11am, 12:30pm, 2pm & 3pm
Alka-Seltzer Pop Rockets
OmniGlobe
11:30am, 2:30pm & 4pm
Exoplanets
STEM Stops
Exploration Center Plaza
10am-12pm • Exploration Center Plaza • Dino Dig Site
1-3pm • Exploration Center Plaza • What Teeth Tell Us
Puppet Show: Marvelous Metamorphosis
10:30am & 1:30pm • The Glade
Thank You to our 2024 Sponsors:
Bank of America (Presenting Sponsor)
- Dallas Mavericks
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority-Alpha Xi Omega Chapter
- Frost Bank
- The Dallas (TX) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated
- SHM Architects
- BNSF Railway
- Dr. Flaxie Fletcher & Dr. Cristi Fletcher
- Charles Schwab Bank
- Baylor Scott & White Health and Wellness Center
- McDonald’s of North Texas
- Media Sponsors: The Dallas Weekly, Radio One and NBC 5/Telemundo 39
- In-Kind Sponsors: National Black MBA Association (Kick-off), Breakfast Brothers (Party on the Plaza)
Committee Members
Thank you to our committee members for your time and service to Black Heritage Celebration 2024
- Janet Jack, Chairperson
- DeDe McGuire, Honorary Chairperson
- Linda Todd, Advisor
- Ashley Sutherland
- Tanya DeVaughn
- Tiger Toyin
- Dana Davis
- Michelle Rider
- Crystal Alexander, Advisor
- Lareatha Clay
- Stephanie Calhoun
- Natasha Brown
Host Committee
Thank you to our host committee for your support of Black Heritage Celebration 2024!
- Chad West, Dallas City Council District 1
- Carolyn King Arnold, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem
- Omar Narvaez, Dallas City Council District 6
- Paula Blackmon, Dallas City Council District 9
- Jaynie Schultz, Dallas City Council District 11
- Cara Mendelsohn, Dallas City Council District 12
- Paul Ridley, Dallas City Council District 14
- Laura Cadena, Council Liaison & Policy Advisor
- JR Huerta, Park and Recreation Board Member District 1
- Fonya Mondell, Park and Recreation Board Member District 2
- Harrison Blair, Park and Recreation Board Member District 4
- Priscilla Rice, Park and Recreation Board Member District 5
- Daniel Wood, Park and Recreation Board Member District 7
- Bo Slaughter, Park and Recreation Board Member District 8
- Maria Hasbany, Park and Recreation Board Member District 9
- Scott Goldstein, Park and Recreation Board Member District 10
- Jeff Kitner, Park and Recreation Board Member District 11
- Calvert Collins-Bratton, Park and Recreation Board Member District 13
- Rudy Karimi, Park and Recreation Board Member District 14
- John Jenkins, Director – Parks and Recreation Department
- Crystal Ross, Deputy Director – Parks and Recreation Department
- Catalina Garcia, Dallas College Trustee District 1
- Venton Jones, Texas State Representative District 100
- Terry Meza, Texas State Representative District 105
- Nathan Johnson, Texas State Senator District 16
- Liliana Trelles, Consul General of Perú in Dallas