Irene B. West Elementary, which was built in 2002, is named after her. Author: KXTV Staff Updated: 11:33 PM PDT April 21, 2021
ELK GROVE, Calif. Irene B. West, the first black teacher in Elk Grove, has died at the age of 88. She is remembered by her children Clifton, Cornel, Cheryl and Cynthia as well as her grandchildren and extended family.
West moved to Elk Grove in the 1960s when her husband was stationed at McClellan Air Force Base. At the time, Elk Grove had virtually no black population. West became a teacher in 1962.
Born and raised in the south in the 1930s, you d think the racial climate of America would make her fearful to go for a teaching job in a place where there were no other black people. But West didn t let that stop her.
Neighborhood Favorite: Aria Afghan Restaurant
A former translator brings Central Asian flavors to North Highlands
Back Web Only Apr 16, 2021 By Jennifer Fergesen “(C)heck for availability, not available always,” the online menu for Aria Afghan Restaurant in North Highlands warns about bolani kachalo, a flatbread stuffed with scallion-flecked mashed potatoes. The same could be said about many of the high-labor, long-simmered items on the menu, typical of this cuisine at the crossroads of South and Central Asia. Qabili palaw, the national dish of Afghanistan, often sells out before 5 p.m. The name translates to well-accomplished pilaf, meaning only skilled cooks can
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FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
Alexander Underwood holds a model of a B-66, which is the plane he flew in during his 100 combat missions over North Vietnam. (Robinson Kuntz/Daily Republic)
Black History Month inspires Fairfield man to tell his Vietnam War story
FAIRFIELD Alexander Underwood listened intently when his high school history teacher recounted his time as a Navy pilot during World War II.
“He used to talk to our history class about what he experienced when he was flying in the Navy, especially the (Battle of the) Coral Sea,” Underwood said.
It inspired the teenager to perhaps become a pilot.
“Then he dropped the bomb on me, that he never saw a Black pilot,” Underwood said.