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Sahar Khan

Sahar Khan is an editor at Inkstick whose work has appeared in Axios, The Hill and Newsweek, among others.

Early efforts to sow hibiscus on the mainland had mixed success. Today it grows in many states; in the South, hibiscus used in punch is known as “Florida Cranberry.”

A Brief History of Red Drink

The obscure roots of a centuries-old beverage that’s now a Juneteenth fixture