Ed Dwight is an artist and former U.S. Air Force test pilot who was America’s first African American astronaut candidate. | By Conway Jones Ed Dwight is an artist and former U.S. Air Force test pilot who was America’s first African American astronaut candidate. Born in 1933, he grew up in Kansas City, Kansas, showing artistic talent and mechanical gifts early in childhood. While in college in the 1950s, Dwight saw an article in a newspaper
I remember March 1963 when I, a 2nd Lieutenant, USAF, reported to Travis AFB, Fairfield, California, to my first active duty flying assignment. I retired 30 years later from the 349th Military Airlift Wing with 6,800 flying hours and 87 airlift missions in Vietnam. In 1963, homes in the new development of Dover Terrace, Fairfield, were selling for $9,900 $50 down for Veterans. | By: Conway Jones I remember March 1963 when I, a 2nd Lieutenant, USAF, reported to Travis AFB, Fairfield, California, to my first active duty flying assignment. I retired 30 years later from the 349th Military Airlift Wing with 6,800 flying hours and 87 airlift missions in Vietnam. In 1963, homes in the new development of Dover
By Post Staff Keith Carson, a 30-year incumbent on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, has announced that he will not seek reelection to the board in 2024. Many had assumed that Carson, who was first elected to the board in 1992, was planning to run for another term. But in a surprise statement, he
By Conway Jones Joseph Paul Reason graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, in 1965. He retired as a U.S. Navy Admiral, the first Black American officer to become a four-star admiral in the United States Navy. Reason’s middle-class upbringing in northeast Washington, D.C., emphasized intellectual development, education, and being culturally well-rounded. Reason
By Conway Jones San Francisco Fleet Week 2023 had the Bay Area “buzzing” from October 2 -10. Fleet Week festivities honor the contributions of the men and women of the U.S. military. The first San Francisco Fleet Week was held in 1981 thanks to the efforts of then Mayor Dianne Feinstein. Since, it has been