The California African American Museum showcases a positive look at the resilient and vibrant Black community of Altadena, ...

The fire ended up destroying homes across several communities, among them the historic Black neighborhood of Altadena.

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Altadena’s Black community had been shrinking even before the fire Altadena’s Black population has dropped to 18%, down from 43% in 1980. Experts attribute this to gentrification.

When fires swept through Altadena, in Los Angeles County, generational wealth and a place of opportunity for people of color, went up in smoke.

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline Altadena has avoided California’s fire insurance hell. That won’t last. on Jan 14, 2025.

Three months after the devastating LA County wildfires, a property in Altadena is the first home to be issued a rebuilding permit.

For many African Americans who built their lives and businesses in historically Black communities like Altadena, the combined loss of generational wealth and personal heirlooms is indescribable.

Altadena, California, was among Los Angeles County's first Black middle-class enclaves. Some fear recent wildfires may have erased that legacy.

The Altadena home where Walter and Yalda Seace built their lives was reduced to a pile of debris when the deadly fire tore through their neighborhood Tuesday.

Most residents of middle-class Altadena could get fire insurance, but that is likely to change as residents rebuild and face price hikes.

Altadena has avoided California’s fire insurance hell. That won’t last. As they rebuild, residents of the middle-class enclave could face steep price hikes.