Altadena’s history includes being a haven for generations of Black families who moved to the city to avoid discriminatory housing practices elsewhere. Amid the Eaton Fire, though, the future of that community is uncertain since hundreds of structures were destroyed in the blaze. Velena Jones reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2024.
I hope they change their minds and rebuild their homes❤
Why weren't the homes insured?
That question should have been asked.
This makes me disgusting that they used racist propaganda to destroy our country. You liberals make me 😷😷😷😷🤢🤢🤢🤢
If you don’t know Altadena..this is an incredible loss.
So what!
Sad times
All.of.you bigoted white folks.who created race as an issue through chattel slavery will have to.dwql.with the truth of your white supremacy. You will pay for your ancestors crimes and your dismissive BS.
I was born and raised here. My parents bought over an acre property with a turn of the century historical home in the early 80s for 200k. Yes it was an eyesore because we could never fix it up. My mom never got her dream kitchen. Instead it was run down but had really amazing bones. The community I grew up in was a mix between Black/Brown/ White and Asian and we came from all walks of life from hippies, nature lovers, JPL employees, teachers, yuppies. We black and brown people were able to have a piece of real estate. Yeah i would’ve inherited a money pit, but it was wealth that was going to pass down to my niece and eventually her children. I really pray many people won’t sell their properties and will choose to rebuild so they don’t get into the hands of developers who only want to develop generic, paper-thin boxes.
Heartbreaking.
Oh pooh
2:37 California's worried about gentrification news flash its California's who gentrafied my home town in wa.state such dalulu
Bout time they cover this! Altadena has a rich black american history! Yes all colors lost their homes but it's historical for black americans! Just as if Gardena burned down (Japanese) or East LA (Chicanos). C'mon be real! LA is diverse, yet segregated thru history, especially for black americans, thru "redlining". Do ur history!
IMPEACH the BASSHOLE NOW. The Proletariat scumbags of The Communist Democrat Party have betrayed every single American on an EPIC LEVEL….
Most of the people in the comments do not live in Altadena and have no clue of what they’re talking about.
Racializing a crisis is seriously unfortunate
BLM
man o man, the DEI is all divide and impute guilt. I hear the Irish lost something too
Only 18% blacks live in Altadena. 🙄
Well I guess they have a civil war museum that preserve slavery. FYI….no slavery happened in California.
EVERY PERSON IS COLOR.
AS USUAL COLORS,COLORS,COLORS NARRATIVE😂😂😂😂
I suspect when that area is rebuilt it will look a lot like the Olympic stadium or the parking lot they have been planning to put up for the 2028 Olympic games.
I hope I'm wrong, but we shall see.
Damn.
The fact that this community was tolerable and accepting of black people and all races speaks to its greatness. Very sad that it burned down to the ground; and lives were lost. The fact that there was no water for home owners to hose down their property is very concerning and suspicious. Gov. Newsom and Mayor Bass has to answer to these homeowners who am certain voted them into office.
Why are you making this tragedy a race issue? People from all walks of life lost their homes.
In 1921 THEY used explosives on Tucson Oklahoma neighborhoods.
Now in 2025 THEY use fire.
Is "people of color" a nice way of saying Non-Whites? smh
For the ones that want to judge Altadena was one of the few places to sell houses to black people thats why its a blow to the black community but continue to act ignorant if you want to
AltaDena is culturally diverse:
Us census.gov statistics for Altafena CA:
White alone, percent
46.%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
41.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b)
27.2%
Black alone, percent (a)(a)
18.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a
1.2%
Asian alone, percent (a)(a)
5.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)
0.0%
Two or More Races, percent
17.1%
All that black generational wealth is gone😞