By Victoria MejicanosAFRO Staff Writervmejicanos@afro.com A year after the Eaton Fire blew through 14,000 acres of the historically Black neighborhood of Altadena, Calif., the community is still processing collective trauma and fighting to keep its place in an ever-changing neighborhood that was already facing gentrification. Across the city, there are signs on front lawns that […]
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A year after the Eaton Fire, Black Altadena is fighting to stay
By Anissa DurhamWord in Black For decades, Altadena functioned as a rare constant in the Los Angeles area: a place where Black families owned homes and passed something on to their descendants. That all changed with the Eaton Fire. One year after the fire tore through Altadena and neighboring communities, destroying thousands of homes and […]
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Black homeownership faces persistent barriers despite hard-fought gains
By Stacy M. BrownBlackPressUSA.com Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Sonia Reed believed she had achieved the American dream. In December 2024, the Black grandmother and former homeless individual became a homeowner in San Leandro, California. But her triumph quickly turned into a nightmare when neighbors began harassing her with racial slurs and vandalizing her property. “I worked […]
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Beyoncé pledges $2.5M to help rebuild historic Black community ravaged by fires
Beyoncé has pledged $2.5 million to help rebuild the historically Black community of Altadena, which was devastated by recent wildfires, in order to preserve the community’s legacy and ensure its resilience.
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California wildfires could be leaving deeper inequality in their wake
The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have devastated the Altadena neighborhood, which has been a haven for generations of Black families, and now residents fear the fires have altered the community’s racial and economic diversity.