What is Meet the Heroes?

Meet the Heroes is a kid friendly interactive Black History event in Durham, NC through a collaboration of parents.
Each February parents and children are invited to meet Heroes of Black history through actors, activities and crafts. The event is designed like a living museum where you are free to travel and meet the historical figures and participate in a craft or STEM project based on the profession and achievements of each Hero. You can listen to the hero's personal story of triumph, perseverance, and success.
Each child will receive a keepsake for the event with items detailing the accomplishments of each hero.

2024 Heroes

WallTown Park Recreation Center
1308 W. Club Blvd
​12pm to 5pm
Feb 24th

Celebrate the Old West!

This year is all about the Old West! James Beckwourth, Nat Love, Mary Pleasant, the Buffalo Soldiers and Bass Reeves
There will be Bull Riding, Horse Hop Races, Horseshoe Painting, Panning for Gemstones and PomPom Canons. Learn about how African Americans shaped the West with bravery and persistence. Of course, we will still have Black Wall Street with the Cash Tornado Booth and a Bounce House.  

2023 Heroes

Museum of Life & Science Mercury Room
433 W. Murray Ave
​3pm to 6pm
Feb 25th
free to the public
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Kehinde Wiley : Contemporary Artist, Obama portrait artist
Tyra Banks: Model, Actress, Millionaire
Misty Copeland: 1st Principle Dancer for American Ballet Company, Prima Ballerina
Lonnie Johnson: Inventor of the Super-Soaker and NERF products

2020 Heroes

Magic Johnson: NBA Hall of Famer,  Entrepreneur, Multi-Franchise Owner
Madam CJ Walker: Cosmetics Magnet, First Black Millionaire
John Merrick: Barber, Entrepreneur and co-founder of NC Mutual Life Insurance
Aaron McDuffie Moore: 1st Black Medical Doctor in Durham & founder of Lincoln Hospital 
Mellody Hobson: Executive of Ariel Investment Firm, and leader in children's financial literacy
Lonnie Johnson: Inventor of the Super-Soaker and NERF products

2019 Heroes

2018 Heroes

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

Crafts & Activities
that your kids will love!

​Each of the heroes has a dedicated room where volunteers will help your children work through crafts or STEM projects. Those crafts are associated with the profession or achievements for each hero. 

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