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Newark NJ native Chef Jesse Jones’ living mantra “POW!” Passion-Opportunity-Work
Newark, New Jersey native Chef Jesse Jones spent summers traveling from the projects with his mother and sister to Grandma Hannah Jones’ two-room house on a Snow Hill, North Carolina farm. This is where Jesse received his foundational culinary skills of cleaning greens and snapping beans - not to mention the many occasions the preschooler was permitted to lick the batter of a homemade cake whipped up by Grandma Jones.
Discovering “Amistad”: A movie with a message
“Amistad,” the 1997 Steven Spielberg film about the 1839 revolt of Mende captives aboard the Spanish slave ship, La Amistad, has gained an increased and renewed interest of momentum. Last month at the Ridgefield Playhouse, the film was the main attraction at an African American/Juneteenth celebration.