Food is served at the Soul Food Fusion Festival in Downtown Natchez this past Saturday on Commerce Street. (Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

Shirley Frazier assists with the Soul Food Fusion Festival in Downtown Natchez this past Saturday on Commerce Street. (Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

The 100 block of North Commerce is at the city's center and has been the site of a number of community gatherings, including this Soul Food Fusion dinner, part of 2019's Juneteenth celebration in Natchez (Democrat file photo)

(Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

Jarita Frazier-King with The Natchez Heritage School of Cooking receives the community Visionary Award from the Leaders and Legends Foundation Saturday during the Soul Food Fusion Festival on Commerce Street in Natchez.