Black History, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship in Louisville
Below is a selection of the many Black-led initiatives and institutions in Louisville, historic and new. We invite you to explore their digital spaces and, if possible, to donate.
Pocket Change, which opened in the Butchertown neighborhood in November 2020, provides a storefront for a variety of Black-owned businesses art, apparel, food, jewelry, and more and also offers free business workshops for emerging Black entrepreneurs. It is part of Change Today, Change Tomorrow, an organization “devoted to eradicating barriers that plague the Black community in Education, Food Justice and Public Health.” Visitors can support Pocket Change by purchasing items on their Amazon wishlist, which includes tables, price tags, and sign holders.