Louisville's first Black-owned pharmacy opens in Russell neighborhood

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

As medicine rolled in for opening day at Good Brothers Pharmacy, so did momentum for what owners and neighbors call a long-awaited resource in west Louisville.

“It is such a joy to be able to see, you know, a Black business budding, hopefully soon growing, thriving. So we are speaking life into it.” said Nefertia Mason.

Just blocks from Norton West Louisville Hospital, Good Brothers officially opened on West Main Street in the Russell neighborhood, making history as Louisville’s first Black-owned pharmacy, according to its founders.

“Good Brothers Pharmacy is more than a business, it’s a promise. It’s a promise that we are going to stay here forever and we’re going to make an impact on the west Louisville community.” said DeShawn King, co-founder of Good Brothers Phar