THE REV. WENDELL FOSTER, who was born 85 years ago in a small town in Alabama, came to New York as a 13-year-old with no parents and no money, only the hope that life “up North” would be different.
In 1978, he became the first black elected city official in the Bronx, where he served for 24 years as a councilman. His daughter, Helen Foster, currently holds his old seat, representing the 16th District, which includes Highbridge, Morrisania and the South Bronx.
A veteran of the civil rights movement, Mr. Foster is sometimes called upon to memorialize his former compatriots. On the occasion of Black History Month, Mr. Foster sat down for a conversation in a small office at Christ Church in Morrisania, where he has been a pastor for 42 years. Dressed in a suit and tie, he spoke about life as it once was in the Bronx and reflected on two old friends. Read more..
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