Living in Altadena is a milestone for many Black families. Now, the community is reeling from all they’ve lost to the fire
For many African Americans who built their lives and businesses in historically Black communities like Altadena, the combined ...
'What America should look like:' loss in the Altadena fires, and a hard road to recovery
When fires swept through Altadena, in Los Angeles County, generational wealth and a place of opportunity for people of color, ...
As the Living Fled, a Race to Save the Dead at an Altadena Cemetery
Workers at the Mountain View cemetery had unique concerns the night the Eaton fire broke out. The 55-acre expanse may also ...
A legacy destroyed: Altadena's Black residents fear neighborhood's soul may never return
Rochele Jones, the couple’s 42-year-old daughter, said her parents and other family members collectively lost more than a ...
Aerials show scale of damage and areas in Altadena still smoldering from devastating fires
Thousands of people remained evacuated on Saturday following the devastating Los Angeles fires, but some were being allowed ...
After the Eaton Fire, these Altadena residents return — with despair and hope — to homes in ruins
A mom and daughter, a cat-loving stage prop designer and a “Forest”-dwelling contractor are among the few who’ve gotten back ...
One Week After the Fires, It’s All Ashes in Altadena | Photos
Women in Film's Kirsten Schaeffer invites TheWrap to Altadena one week later, where neighborhoods are left in ash from the ...
12 hours of fire that decimated Altadena: 'I'm going to lose half of my town'
Radio reports reveal the scramble to contain the Eaton fire as it exploded from a 10-acre brush fire to a devastating ...
Artists’ utopia in ashes: How a little-known ‘misfit community’ called JJU burned down in Altadena
John Joyce University wasn't a university but rather a tight-knit counterculture collective that drew painters, composers, ...
Altadena family recounts their harrowing escape from Eaton Fire
The Taylor family reflects on their evacuation from the Eaton Fire and discusses the loss of their home in Altadena.
L.A. County wildfires leave diverse and historic Altadena in ashes and rubble
Families of color, making up over half of Altadena, have bought homes and kept them for generations. The Black homeownership ...
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What Didn’t Burn in Altadena
Residents walk past homes burned by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, on January 8, after terrifying blazes leveled whole streets, torching cars and houses in minutes. Robyn Beck/Getty Images ...