The LA fires burned down a thriving Black community. Residents are afraid of being ‘erased’
by Lois Beckett from Environment | The Guardian on (#6VANE)
The Eaton fire destroyed nearly half of the Black households in Altadena, wiping out businesses and wealth
A memorial service early this month for three Black victims of the Eaton fire was marked by simmering anger at Donald Trump's choice not to visit Altadena, a suburb with a historic Black community disproportionately affected by the disaster.
It's one of many decisions that have left residents of Altadena, a racially and economically diverse suburb of Los Angeles, worried about political and financial neglect in the aftermath of the fires.
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