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

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

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

The destruction caused by the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles County, which has decimated more than 14,117 acres in the last week, ...

A historic Black community that grew out of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s is among the communities wiped away by ...