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Louisville Limelight: Imani Dennison Talks Black Gathering Spaces
Imani Dennison was born and raised in Louisville. A Howard University Graduate, Dennison has created commissioned works for PBS, ITVS, and Procter & Gamble. Previously, Dennison premiered “Bone Black: Midwives vs. The South” at Tribeca Film Festival. Currently, they are a 2025 Black Rock Senegal Artist-In-Residence developing a multimedia series, “Mississippi Mud In Spring.
We Love Old Forester, But It Made Us Big Mad
Even in this age of bourbonism and pricy trophy labels, Louisville still loves Old Forester, the locally made, affordable Bourbon with its signature caramel and brown sugar flavors. Or at least we used to love it. But then we got big mad last week after news broke that OldFo’s creator, Brown-Forman Corp., the lovable, liberal old local firm had suddenly abandoned its long-term commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and its support for the LGBTQ+ community.
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