The New Yorker11d
Will L.A.’s Fires Permanently Disperse the Black Families of Altadena?
In a Los Angeles suburb, multigenerational families like the Benns found affordable housing and a deep sense of connection.
Los Angeles wildfires: Armed homeowners patrol for looters inside evacuation zone
Defiant and armed Los Angeles homeowners in the scorched Altadena community have taken to the streets to defend the homes ...
Rolling Out8d
The devastation in Altadena’s historic Black community
The recent fires that ravaged Altadena, California, have left a trail of destruction in a community with deep roots and a rich history. It’s important to understand the impact of this disaster ...
USA TODAY on MSN10d
A legacy destroyed: Altadena's Black residents fear neighborhood's soul may never return
Altadena, California, was among Los Angeles County's first Black middle-class enclaves. Some fear recent wildfires may have ...
Los Angeles Times5d
Against all odds, Black residents built something remarkable in Altadena. Then the fire came
The two-bedroom house along East Altadena Drive was purchased by William ... Black families who were able to buy property in California and then pass down those homes through generations.” ...
Rolling Out7d
Ben Crump leads fight for justice in tragic Altadena fire
A devastating wildfire has torn through Altadena, a cornerstone of Black homeownership in southern California, destroying thousands of homes and claiming 24 lives. The disaster has mobilized civil ...
The Intercept4d
Which LA Fire Victims Get Money on GoFundMe — and Who Gets Left Out?
As the Eaton fire swept through Altadena, California, Mai-Lin Graves came to a brutal realization: The victims were people she grew up with. “That’s my old elementary school teacher ...
LAist2d
Altadena braces for rain
Why now: On Sunday morning, Altadena residents were taking advantage ... power and have been replaced with mid-road stop signs. California’s National Guard has armored Humvees stationed at ...
AOL10d
'What America should look like:' loss in the Altadena fires, and a hard road to recovery
There was no official alert about the wildfire barreling toward the mountainous community of Altadena, California, Erion Taylor remembers. Instead, she got a text from her neighborhood group chat ...
Column: Did a famous grave in the Altadena hills survive the fires?
Altadena resident and filmmaker Pablo Miralles had been scheduled to debut a 20-minute documentary on Owen Brown. Miralles' ...
LAist12d
Altadena has avoided California’s fire insurance hell. That won’t last.
Altadena has not yet experienced issues like these, but that might not last. California prohibits insurance companies from dropping customers in fire-struck areas for at least a year, but ...