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 ...
Hosted on MSN1d
'Whoever Had That Job Totally Botched It': Delayed Evacuation Orders Spark Outrage In Historically Black Los Angeles Neighborhood Where 17 People Died
Three weeks ago, the Eaton wildfire swept through Altadena, California, claiming lives and destroying 9,418 structures and ...
USA TODAY on MSN11d
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 Times13d
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 ...
CNN on MSN11d
For historically Black Altadena, the combined wildfire loss of generational wealth and personal heirlooms is indescribable
For many African Americans who built their lives and businesses in historically Black communities like Altadena, the combined ...
NJ.com7d
Millions in mutual aid help save historic Black neighborhood during California wildfires
Not even the most devastating wildfires in southern California’s history ... practices that prevented Black people from buying homes in certain Los Angeles neighborhoods. It’s not surprising ...
California Wildfires: Expected rain may boost firefighting efforts, but officials are vigilant about flooding.
The rain that is expected to hit the scorched Los Angeles landscape this weekend may bring relief to the fire fights, but it ...
Wall Street Journal9d
Los Angeles Fires Ravaged a Historic Black Neighborhood. Now Residents Wonder Who Will Return.
In a time of declining Black homeownership in California, Altadena stood out ... compared with 32% across Los Angeles County. Median home values for Altadena’s Black households were $961,000 ...
Detroit Free Press12d
A legacy destroyed: Altadena's Black residents fear neighborhood's soul may never return
making it among Los Angeles County's first Black middle class havens. Numerous family members followed and like others passed their homes down through generations as California’s real estate ...