Against all odds, Black residents built something remarkable in Altadena. Then the fire came
The Altadena fire wiped out much of a historic Black enclave in this picturesque town in the San Gabriel Valley.
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American Artist builds on author Octavia Butler’s prescient, dystopian vision
In their new show at Pioneer Works in New York, American Artist reflects on Butler’s most famous series of novels and her ...
Hyperallergic6d
The Pasadena Bookstore Taking Cues From Octavia E. Butler
Octavia’s Bookshelf, which survived the Eaton Fire, has become a haven and a hub for mutual aid resources and support.
WDRB3d
Octavia Butler imagined LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) — Since the Los Angeles fires began last week, “Parable of the Sower” and other Octavia Butler works written decades ago have been cited for anticipating a world ...
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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 would ...
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Black Altadena Rebuilds after the Eaton Fire with Guidance from Octavia Butler
The Eaton fire ravaged a historic Black community in Altadena. Now, people are using the words of one of its most famous ...
Altadena’s Black community disproportionally impacted by Eaton fire, UCLA study finds
A UCLA study found that the Eaton fire disproportionally impacted Black households in Altadena. Here’s what they found.
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Which LA Fire Victims Get Money on GoFundMe — and Who Gets Left Out?
As the Eaton fire swept through Altadena, California, Mai-Lin Graves came to a brutal realization: The victims were people she grew up with. “That’s my old elementary school teacher ...