A storied Black community fears wildfires will claim its history
Altadena, the Los Angeles suburb leveled by the Eaton Fire, has a thriving Black community that bought homes in the civil ...
Octavia Butler Wanted to Prevent Disaster in Los Angeles. Instead, She Predicted It
Many have called Butler a prophet for her futuristic prediction on L.A. fires in her novel 'Parable of the Sower,' but her ...
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Generations of Black families built their lives in Altadena. Then the Eaton Fire swept through LA
During the illegal and discriminatory practice of redlining, generations of Black families put down roots in Altadena where ...
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One Week In, LA’s Fires Are Still Spreading
Of the three active fires in Los Angeles, the Hurst Fire in San Fernando is 97 percent contained, at 799 acres; the Palisades ...
Concerns about gentrification hang over LA community's destruction
The destruction caused by the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles County, which has decimated more than 14,117 acres in the last week, ...
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Larry Wilson: A two-hour tour through an Altadena that is now gone
But they’ll also be looking at what one Altadena woman who frequently hiked the trail from the Pinecrest Gate on the Eaton ...
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In Altadena, where many Black families became homeowners, displaced residents grapple with grief and uncertainty
The community has been a sanctuary for Black residents. Homeownership for African Americans in Altadena is about 81% — close ...
Altadena’s historic Black community pulls together after destructive Eaton fire
According to Pastor George Hurtt, most of New Revelation’s parishioners live in Altadena. The city is home to a historic ...
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Altadena had soul, solitude and community. Can those qualities survive devastating firestorm?
In the “E” is Octavia E. Butler, a science fiction author buried at an Altadena cemetery that caught fire. Inside one “A,” an image of the Mount Lowe Railway shows the town’s rich history.
Opinion: Beautiful Altadena’s one-of-a-kind town was destroyed. But we can rebuild
The Eaton fire devastated this diverse community at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. Here is what we've lost.