And yet, the irony shouldn’t be lost on us that Jack Daniels wouldn’t exist today if it weren’t for the contributions of a Black man. In 1866, Jasper Newton Daniel, also known as “Jack ...

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Aleks Phillips is a Newsweek U.S. News Reporter based in London. His focus is on U.S. politics and the environment. He has covered climate change extensively, as well as healthcare and crime.