The monthlong celebration will hold even more meaning this year for residents in Altadena’s historically Black neighborhoods. On Jan. 7, the Eaton fire devastated the unincorporated town north ...

A study published Tuesday by UCLA researchers indicates the Eaton Fire disproportionately affected Black residents in Altadena. The research comes from a new data brief from the UCLA Ralph J. Bunche ...

Of the households owned or rented by Black families in the Eaton Fire zone, nearly half were destroyed or majorly damaged compared to 37% of non-Black households, according to a new UCLA report.

Wester was the first African American firefighter in Palm Beach County and rose through the ranks to become the first Black fire chief in Palm Beach County and the state of Florida. Affectionately ...

HE SPENT FOUR YEARS AS ROCKLAND’S FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN FIRE CHIEF, LEADING THIS TEAM OF NEARLY 40 FIREFIGHTERS. HE’S CURRENTLY THE DEPARTMENT’S ONLY BLACK FIREFIGHTER, BUT BLAZING TRAILS ...

It represented unity and Black excellence. And for that to all burn to pieces, it's just absolutely devastating," said Richard-Craven. "It's like, if a history book just lit on fire. This is a ...

A new UCLA study found that the Eaton fire disproportionally impacted Altadena’s Black community and that systemic inequality and redlining contributed to fire vulnerability. The study ...

Or at least they did until the fire. The five-acre green space, named after Charles White, a local Black artist, was also scorched by the flames. Author Octavia Butler – best known for penning ...

The Eaton Fire, which is still raging, has swept through this diverse hub for the Black middle class. So far, it has destroyed 7,000 structures in Altadena, a town of 40,000 bordering Pasadena and ...

Here’s where victims of the Los Angeles-area wildfires can get help Black communities in Pasadena, Altadena devastated by Eaton fire How Los Angeles wildfire victims can get mortgage payment ...

After over 40 years in Winona, the Black Horse Bar and Grill no longer ... of live entertainment appears to be a total loss after a fire ripped through it early Friday morning.