Sitting down one warm, sunny morning with warm and sunny James Forte is akin to inviting a clarinetist into your home. Except he turns out to be a sprawling, beautifully harmonious symphony orchestra. Born to reshape history, Mr. Forte was the first black police officer and later the first black firefighter in previously single shaded Culver City. On Sunday afternoon … Read More
Why Forte Was Right Man to Break Barrier
Mr. Forte
Second in a series Re “Honoring Forte for Being One of a Kind” James Forte, honored yesterday by the African American Firefighter Museum, downtown Los Angeles, did not set out to make history in the culturally stormy 1960s. He rang up two ground-moving firsts that never will be equaled in the 100-year history of Culver City. In addition to … Read More