LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Bridge Kids International is cementing itself as part of the Limerick neighborhood as the group held its African Heritage Festival on Saturday.

The event took place in Ben Washer Park and celebrated the cultures of African Americans, people from the Caribbean, and many on the African continent.

With soccer being one of the most widely played sports in the world, Louisville City FC partnered with Bridge Kids to hold a soccer clinic as part of the festival.

“If we want to activate public spaces, we have to be intentional about it,” said Bridge Kids International executive director Stacy Bailey-Ndiaye. “It doesn’t just happen on its own. So planning events like this in the park and making it happen so that people feel, to let them know we’re here, to let people fee

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