Science fiction writer Octavia Butler wrote in her 1993 novel "Parable of the Sower" that Feb. 1, 2025, would be a time of ...
After realizing her business survived the Eaton Fire, Nikki High, opened her bookstore’s shelfs for donations and offered ...
According to a UCLA study, Black residents in Altadena were more likely to have their homes damaged or destroyed by the Eaton ...
Residents face the daunting prospect of rebuilding their homes in this once-thriving historically Black community.
Jackie Robinson’s mother, Sidney Pointier and Octavia Butler all called Altadena home. The Black population in Altadena was more than 40% in the 1980s, according to the Altadena Historical Socie ...
I've never felt so nervous while flying back to my hometown in Southern California. I also feel a sense of urgency among ...
In Parable of the Sower, a fire-ravaged California endures a climate change future that is now reality. In the 1993 speculative fiction classic, American science-fiction author Octavia E. Butler, who ...
An Altadena woman’s bookstore made it through ... Octavia’s bookshelf was named after acclaimed Pasadena native - the late Octavia Butler. One of her works, "Parable of the Sower" is receiving ...