NEWS

It is never too late to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. At least, that was the philosophy of several who came out to Fourth Street Live! on Sunday to commemorate the holiday three days after May 5. The Louisville Latino Council hosted its own Cinco de Mayo celebration at the downtown venue.

Fourth Street Live! is helping raise money for the National Medal of Honor Museum. The entertainment and retail complex in downtown Louisville is trying to raise a million dollars for the museum that broke ground in Arlington, Texas, on Friday. The museum will offer an experience that draws on personal and emotional connections to Medal of Honor recipients and their stories. It hopes to shed light on the wars the recipients fought in.

Brown-Forman Corp. has partnered with the founder of a pop-up marketplace for minority-owned businesses to create an online store in honor of Black History Month.

What started as an experiment in May, is set to return on Saturday in time for Juneteenth. MELANnaire Marketplace had their inaugural event on May 15 which featured 50 pop-up Black-owned businesses on 4th Street Live. Organizer Nachand Trabue says the Juneteenth event is another true test.