Encore on 4th to be rebranded as The Black Jockey Lounge

It’s never too late to learn, even on December 31, so here’s an excellent article about the efforts of Shirley Mae Beard (Shirley Mae’s Cafe and Bar) to commemorate the Kentucky Derby’s Black jockeys. As if running a restaurant and a juke joint weren’t enough to keep her busy, Shirley Mae Beard founded the Salute to the Black Jo ......Read more