CINCINNATI — Juneteenth celebrations continued this Sunday with a jubilee in Cincinnati.
Nay Nay’s bread is one of the multiple black-owned businesses being celebrated this weekend.
“One of the things it means is an opportunity for an African American business to stand out and showcase itself and to be a part of this wonderful community of African American entrepreneurs,” owner of Nay Nay’s Bread, Alicia Jackson, said.
For more than a decade Alicia Jackson has owned Nay Nay’s bread, and this weekend, Findlay Market celebrated Black-owned businesses at the annual Juneteenth Jubilee. For Jackson, this hits home.
“I think it’s very important for all of us to be a part of this event regardless of entrepreneur or not because it represents our black culture and history,” Alicia Jackson said.
Jackson’s grandson, Josh, says it’s great to be a part of an event like this and is hopeful this can set him up for a wonderful future.
“It’s pretty good because some of my family be telling me, keep up the good work, you on a good track and hopefully own a business one day,” Cincinnati resident Josh Jackson said.
Jackson hopes a day like today can motivate her loved ones to continue to pursue their passions.
“I always encourage them to do what God created them to do,” Alicia Jackson said.
Juneteenth Jubilee held at Findlay Market
