Los Angeles Fires Ravaged a Historic Black Neighborhood. Now Residents Wonder Who Will Return.
In Altadena, many fear that offers from speculators and the challenges of rebuilding will unravel a community of Black ...
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As the wildfires in Los Angeles rage on, Black celebs and residents have taken to social media to share and document the calamity
There’s no escaping the news coming out of California right now: there are several fires raging around the Los Angeles area ... “Dear Culture” on theGrio Black Podcast Network.
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Map: Black history and cultural sites in Los Angeles
On this map, you’ll find places like the African American Firefighters Museum, Biddy Mason Memorial Park and other locations ...
LAist1d
Black families were disproportionately affected by the Eaton Fire, UCLA report finds
And since only 18% of Altadena’s roughly 42,700 residents are Black, that makes the impact disproportionate on an already ...
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A legacy destroyed: Altadena's Black residents fear neighborhood's soul may never return
Overall, the Southern California ... in Los Angeles County that allowed Black families,” Bryant said. “That’s why you saw so many generational families living in this area.” Until the 1960s, Altadena ...
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Altadena residents worry historic Black and minority neighborhoods will be lost after fire
The sight of celebrity mansions and movie landmarks reduced to ashes can make it seem like the wildfires roaring through the Los ... white, with one-fourth of them Hispanic and nearly a fifth ...
The Washington Post on MSN18d
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 ...
Los Angeles Times17d
The destruction of Altadena reverberates across Black Los Angeles
As Los Angeles communities were forced to integrate, Black residents often faced intimidation or outright violence when moving into predominantly white neighborhoods. But Altadena took a different ...
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As the wildfires in Los Angeles rage on, Black celebs and residents have taken to social media to share and document the calamity
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 8: View of Radcliffe avenue as the Palisades Fire burns in during a powerful windstorm on January 8, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles ...