SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Alwin Benjamin Holman, the first Black firefighter to join an all-white San Diego fire station, marked another milestone on Friday—his 100th birthday. Holman joined the San ...
When Ben Holman became a San Diego firefighter in 1951, he wasn’t looking to make history. He was just looking for a good, steady job with an opportunity to advance. But the fire chief at the time saw ...
When Ben Holman became a San Diego firefighter in 1951, he wasn’t looking to make history. He was just looking for a good, steady job with an opportunity to advance. But the fire chief at the time saw ...