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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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 ...
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 ...
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Altadena, Los Angeles’ historic Black community, devastated by Eaton Canyon fires
As flames tore through the picturesque foothills of Altadena and Pasadena on Jan. 7, 2025, the Eaton Canyon fires left a ...
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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 ...
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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‘I just really want my home back’
Women reflect on the toll of the Eaton Fire and the destruction it brought to their community of Altadena, a multicultural ...
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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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 ...