Now, all that remains are ashes. For many African Americans who built their lives and businesses in historically Black communities like Altadena, the combined loss of generational wealth and ...
Altadena was a bastion for Black homeownership, but the January wildfires in Los Angeles have put these residents in a precarious situation.
homeownership for African Americans there is about 81% — close to double the national rate. So when the Eaton Fire ignited last week and tore through Altadena and parts of neighboring Pasadena ...
Nearly three months after the devastating Eaton Fire claimed the lives of seventeen Altadenans and destroyed over 9,000 homes ...
Developers and buyers with deep pockets are paying cash for empty properties in Altadena, where thousands of homes were destroyed by the Eaton Fire in January.
Los Angeles County is suing Southern California Edison, faulting the utility company's equipment for a blaze that torched Altadena earlier this year.
Black homeowners face barriers despite hard-fought gains. Systemic inequities, economics, and environmental disasters threaten generational wealth.
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ESSENCE is proud to return with the 6th annual ESSENCE Hollywood House: To Altadena With Love, a premier gathering dedicated to amplifying Black creatives in the film ...