Before the wildfire, Altadena had a Black population of 18% and a Black home ownership rate of more than 80%, about double ...

Black residents of Altadena were more likely to have their homes damaged or destroyed by the Eaton fire and will have a ...

When the Eaton Fire blazed through Altadena earlier this month it took more than homes and memories — it devastated a city ...

The Altadena fire wiped out much of a historic black enclave in this picturesque town in the San Gabriel Valley.

For many African Americans who built their lives and businesses in historically Black communities like Altadena, the combined ...

The recent fires that ravaged Altadena, California, have left a trail of destruction in a community with deep roots and a ...

A faint glow flickered behind the canyon ridges, and at first, it felt like a threat no different from fires past. Inside one ...

Fast forward to now, the aftermath of a catastrophic January day in 2025, when extreme wind fueled the hellish Eaton fire ...

Altadena, a historically Black community long regarded as a safe haven and a symbol of prosperity, was ravaged in the Los Angeles wildfires.

As embers wafted overhead against a reddening sky, Adonis and Denise Jones grabbed a few belongings and left their house last week in Altadena, California, figuring firefighters battling the Eaton ...

Photo by DAVID PASHAEE/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) — The destruction caused by the Eaton ...

a historian and the author of “Altadena: Between Wilderness and City,” a history of the town. That began to change during the civil rights era, Zack said. In neighboring Pasadena — which had ...