The LA fires burned down a thriving Black community. Residents are afraid of being ‘erased’
The Eaton fire destroyed nearly half of the Black households in Altadena, wiping out businesses and wealth A memorial service early this month for three Black victims of the Eaton fire was marked by simmering anger at Donald Trump’s choice not to visit Altadena, a suburb with a historic Black community disproportionately affected by the disaster.It’s one of many decisions that have left residents of Altadena, a racially and economically diverse suburb of Los Angeles, worried about political and financial neglect in the aftermath of the fires. Continue reading...
The Eaton fire destroyed nearly half of the Black households in Altadena, wiping out businesses and wealth
A memorial service early this month for three Black victims of the Eaton fire was marked by simmering anger at Donald Trump’s choice not to visit Altadena, a suburb with a historic Black community disproportionately affected by the disaster.
It’s one of many decisions that have left residents of Altadena, a racially and economically diverse suburb of Los Angeles, worried about political and financial neglect in the aftermath of the fires. Continue reading...
