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Black Altadena Residents Mourn What They Lost In The LA Wildfires & Try To Rebuild
Blair Imani Ali has lived close to Altadena, the historic Black neighborhood of Los Angeles, all her life. When I asked which ...
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Untold stories of LA fires: Incarcerated firefighters, Black Altadena and Octavia Butler’s warning
We continue our coverage of the devastating wildfires in Southern California, which have killed at least 24 people as of Monday. Some 150,000 more have been forced to evacuate their homes and over 40, ...
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 ...
The Grave Of Octavia Butler, Writer Who Once Prophesied LA Fires, Still Stands In Altadena Cemetery
The grave of Octavia Butler, whose novel "Parable Of The Sower" predicted fires engulfing Los Angeles, still stands at a ...
Writer Octavia Butler imagined an LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
Her “Parable of the Sower” has been cited for anticipating a world — and a Los Angeles — wracked by climate change, racism ...
Column: Why everyone shares the same quotes about wildfires and Santa Anas
This time around, so many folks have posted the same Santa Ana and wildfire quotes to the point that the brilliant is ...
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Altadena's diverse history at risk as LA fires continue to burn
Photo by DAVID PASHAEE/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) — The destruction caused by the Eaton ...
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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 ...
National Archives Is Seeking Volunteers Who Have the ‘Superpower’ of Reading Cursive — Which Only 24 States Still Teach
"It's easy to do for a half hour a day or a week,” Suzanne Isaacs, community manager with the National Archives Catalog, said ...
Country Stars — and the Village People — Line Up to Play Trump Inauguration Events
Jason Aldean, Rascal Flatts, Billy Ray Cyrus, and more are performing at various balls or, in Carrie Underwood's case, at the ...