MELANnaire Marketplace celebrates Juneteenth by lifting up Black owned businesses

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For the fourth year the country is officially celebrating Juneteenth, a federal holiday recognizing the end of slavery within the United States.

But a MELANnaire Marketplace has been recognizing the holiday for five years now through large celebrations and networking events. This year in the heart of of downtown on 4th Street Live.

Many Louisvillians flocked to celebrate Juneteenth by supporting the multiple Black entrepreneurs who registered as vendors and local entertainment…

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