Octavia Butler imagined LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined a Los Angeles ravaged by fires. The Altadena cemetery where the science ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Altadena Teens and Families Lost Everything in the LA Fires — Here Are Their Stories
Many residents in Altadena expressed worries that their quiet and diverse pastoral sanctuary, nestled at the foothills of the ...
Untold Stories of L.A. Fires: Incarcerated Firefighters, Black Altadena & Octavia Butler’s Warning
We continue our coverage of the devastating wildfires in Southern California, which have killed at least 24 people as of ...
Eerie 90s books ‘predicted LA wildfires’ and politician who vowed ‘make America great again’
From raging fires to a politician promising to Make America Great Again - Octavia Butler's novels are eerily prophetic.
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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 had soul, solitude and community. Can those qualities survive devastating firestorm?
The Eaton fire cut a brutal swath through Altadena and a cherished way of life in this eclectic foothill community it upended ...
The LA Fires Aren't a Surprise If You Study History and Climate Change. So Now What?
This Teen Vogue Take connects the work of the late sci-fi writer Octavia E. Butler to the Los Angeles fires that have so far ...
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Los Angeles’s Historic Black Community Devastated by Eaton Canyon Fires
As flames tore through the picturesque foothills of Altadena and Pasadena on January 7, 2025, the Eaton Canyon fires ...
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L.A. wildfires destroy Black community birthed from Civil Rights era
A historic Black community that grew out of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s is among the communities wiped away by ...
Wildfires latest: An additional 84,000 people could be ordered to evacuate, officials warn
Firefighters around Los Angeles were preparing on Tuesday to attack flare-ups or new blazes. The warning comes a week after ...