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It’s more than just a seasoning or a flavor. Jerk is a whole culture worthy of celebrating, especially at Christmastime Last month, McDonald’s franchises in the United Kingdom launched a jerk chicken sandwich as part of its 2020 festive menu. Though the fast food company clearly hoped to capitalize on jerk’s significance to Jamaican diaspora, especially atContinue reading “A Brief History of Jamaican Jerk”

Date1990 ArtistEddie Dixon Physical Description Bust of Bullard wearing aviator’s cap, goggles and scarf. Summary A bronze bust by African American artist Eddie Dixon (born in 1950) commemorates Eugene Jacques Bullard (1895-1961), the first and only African American combat pilot in World War I. The stoic facial expression illustrates the courage and perseverance Bullard exudedContinue reading “Black History: Eugene Jacques Bullard”

The U.S. Mint’s American Women Quarters Program has announced its fourth and final group of honorees from throughout American history The U.S. Mint has announced the five trailblazing American women who will be depicted on quarters released in 2025: Ida B. Wells, a journalist and civil rights activist; Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts ofContinue reading “These Five Trailblazing American Women Will Be Featured on Quarters in 2025”

“After having been twice driven back by heavy southwestern gales, Her Majesty’s ship Beagle, a ten-gun brig, under the command of Captain Fitz Roy, R.N., sailed from Devonport on the 27th of December, 1831.”   So begins The Voyage of the Beagle, Charles Darwin’s account of his trip around the coast of  South America, between the islandsContinue reading “On This Day in 1831, Charles Darwin Embarked on a Journey That Led to His Groundbreaking Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection”