US EditionHow racism fueled the Eaton Fire's destruction in Altadena
- A destructive blaze struck Altadena, California, in January 2025, causing significant damage and loss of life.
- Historical discriminatory housing practices and resulting inequities made the Black community more vulnerable to the fire.
- The Bunche Center estimated that 48% of Black-owned homes faced major damage, compared to 37% of other residents.
- Emeka Chukwurah, Rhythms of the Village owner, estimated losing $900,000 in irreplaceable cultural items, calling them "one-of-one pieces."
- The disproportionate impact reveals racial discrimination, with recovery hampered by insurance struggles and limited aid for Black residents.
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How racism fueled the Eaton Fire's destruction in Altadena
The damage from the Eaton Fire wasn't indiscriminate. The blaze that ravaged the city of Altadena, California, in January 2025, killing 17 people and consuming over 9,000 buildings, destroyed Black Altadenans' homes in greatest proportion.
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Altadena Residents Rebuild, But Luxury Developers Could Stop Them In Their Tracks
Source: Mario Tama / Getty Months later, the fires are out, the dust has settled and Altadena residents are looking towards their next lofty challenge of rebuilding the places that they have called home and the buildings that were the sites of dreams realized — but just as this next optimistic phase gets underway, a crop of luxury developers could be ready to grind things to a definitive halt. The signs were there of what is currently an ever-gr…
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