Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined a Los Angeles ravaged by fires. The Altadena cemetery where the science ...

We continue our coverage of the devastating wildfires in Southern California, which have killed at least 24 people as of Monday. Some 150,000 more have been forced to evacuate their homes and over 40, ...

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan The fires stand as a monumental example of nature’s destructive potential when accelerated by human-caused climate change.

The grave of Octavia Butler, whose novel "Parable Of The Sower" predicted fires engulfing Los Angeles, still stands at a ...

Many have called Butler a prophet for her futuristic prediction on L.A. fires in her novel 'Parable of the Sower,' but her ...

Altadena, the Los Angeles suburb leveled by the Eaton Fire, has a thriving Black community that bought homes in the civil ...

Of the three active fires in Los Angeles, the Hurst Fire in San Fernando is 97 percent contained, at 799 acres; the Palisades ...

During the illegal and discriminatory practice of redlining, generations of Black families put down roots in Altadena where ...

Historically, Altadena and Northern Pasadena were home to some of the first middle-class Black communities in California ...

The community has been a sanctuary for Black residents. Homeownership for African Americans in Altadena is about 81% — close ...

Photo by DAVID PASHAEE/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) — The destruction caused by the Eaton ...

From raging fires to a politician promising to Make America Great Again - Octavia Butler's novels are eerily prophetic.