Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice

Where Every Plate Tells a Story: Jerk and Jambalaya Brings Caribbean Soul to Rehoboth Beach

Something special opened its doors on May 16, 2026, at 70 Rehoboth Ave in Rehoboth Beach’s First Street Station. Jerk and Jambalaya, Sussex County’s newest Black-owned restaurant, is not just a place to eat—it’s a place to belong. With the warm tagline “Welcome to the family. The pot’s always simmering,” owners Sintelle Taylor and Godfrey Fitzgerald have created something perfect for Rehoboth Beach: a place where strangers quickly become regulars, and regulars feel like family.

Read more and view the menu: https://sdarj.org/where-every-plate-tells-a-story-jerk-and-jambalaya-brings-caribbean-soul-to-rehoboth-beach/

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The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice (SDARJ) proudly congratulates board member Andrew Oxendine on being named Volunteer of the Year for CHEER’s Coastal Leisure Center in Ocean View during CHEER’s Annual Volunteer Appreciation Awards Ceremony held May 26 at the Georgetown CHEER Community Center. The event recognized volunteers from across Sussex County whose service strengthens the lives of older adults and the communities they serve.

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Join us on June 23rd at the Lewes Public Library to discuss the book Black Moses - Ambition and Fight for a Black State by Caleb Gayle

The remarkable story of Edward McCabe, a Black man who tried to establish a Black state within the United States

In this paradigm-shattering work of American history, Caleb Gayle recounts the extraordinary tale of Edward McCabe, a Black man who championed the audacious idea to create a state within the Union governed by and for Black people — and the racism, politics, and greed that thwarted him.

As the sweeping changes and brief glimpses of hope brought by the Civil War and Reconstruction began to wither, anger at the opportunities available to newly freed Black people were on the rise. As a result, both Blacks and whites searched for new places to settle. That was when Edward McCabe, a Black businessman and a rising political star in the American West, set in motion his plans to found a state within the Union for Black people to live in and govern. His chosen site: Oklahoma, a place that the U.S. government had deeded to Indigenous people in the 1830s when it forced thousands of them to leave their homes under Indian Removal, which became known as the Trail of Tears.

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June SDARJ Book & Film Discussion In the June SDARJ Book & Film Discussion we’ll be featuring the book: Black Moses Ambition and Fight for a Black State by Caleb Gayle

Most people think Memorial Day came from Congress. It didn’t. The real story starts with freed Black Americans in 1865. The black history of Memorial Day is powerful — and it’s been overlooked for too long. Click to read more.

The Black History of Memorial Day You Were Never Taught Most people think Memorial Day came from Congress. It didn't. The real story starts with freed Black Americans in 1865. The black history of Memorial Day is powerful — and it's been overlooked for too long.