The mammoth Eaton fire tore through his beloved city of Altadena, destroying more than 9,000 homes and businesses. Davis lost ...

African Americans have found refuge and community in Altadena for more than a century, flourishing despite housing ...

The free exhibit features generations of Black artists showcasing Altadena’s creative history and endurance, even after the ...

Graphic novelist John Jennings has become well-versed with novelist Octavia Butler’s dystopian worlds with two previous award ...

Joe Ford, Altadena resident In the same cemetery rests abolitionist Ellen Garrison Clark, the daughter of a formerly enslaved man, and celebrated Black speculative fiction author Octavia Butler.

“Altadena has a very strong ... of books and merchandise from Octavia’s Bookshelf, named after Octavia Butler, a prominent Black writer of the area. The California African American Museum ...