The Sacramento Observer13h
What We Can Learn From Octavia Butler in Times of Chaos
In case you haven’t noticed, we’re living in an Octavia Butler novel. The fires the queen of Afrofuturism predicted ...
NBC Los Angeles15h
Black-owned Octavia's Bookshelf in Pasadena becomes resource hub for fire evacuees
After realizing her business survived the Eaton Fire, Nikki High, opened her bookstore’s shelfs for donations and offered ...
The Agony of the List
After the wildfire comes the emotional toll of listing every object inside a destroyed home. The text notification woke ...
wavepublication1d
Altadena fire victims committed to saving area’s Black identity
ALTADENA — Retaining this community’s Black working-class roots and longtime residents — attributes which make Altadena ...
El Sol del Valle de San Fernando1d
Altadena Residents Trust Attorneys to Sue Edison in Order to Rebuild
Walt Butler stood in front of the rubble of his Altadena home and fighting back tears called out, “It’s not fair. I’m sorry, ...
The Washington Informer2d
JEALOUS: In Fire’s Wake, a Community Comes Together to Prevent Future Disasters
Discover how the community of Pasadena is coming together to rebuild and combat the climate crisis, inspired by their faith and commitment to the environment.
The New Yorker5d
Lessons for the End of the World
And, of course, escapism is a supply-and-demand business. As the world requires more of the people in it, it also offers more ...
Author's story of coping after a wildfire resonates with community affected by latest LA-area fires
Learning from Silence," a memoir about losing his family's Santa Barbara home and everything he owned in a 1990 wildfire.
Altadena’s Black population was shrinking even before the fires. What happens next?
According to a UCLA study, Black residents in Altadena were more likely to have their homes damaged or destroyed by the Eaton ...