Friday, January 10, 2025

Los Angeles fires: Black neighborhoods impacted

Climate justice. Racial justice.

so far, seems like the first few victims are black folks who've lived in altadena for several generations and were trying so hard to hold onto their homes that they were willing to fight off the flames by themselves. man, they are so familiar to me. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/u...

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— Joel D. Anderson (@joelanderson.bsky.social) January 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM

Fundraiser to help Black community members displaced by the Eaton fire. Please donate if you're able and/or share widely. #EatonFire #LosAngeles www.gofundme.com/f/la-fires-t...

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— Jenét Morrow (@jenetallday.bsky.social) January 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM

There are families who will never be able to come back from this devastation, and many of them were in generational homes, passed down from people who bought homes in the 1970sand 80's in Altadena. All of the fires are a tragedy, but especially for those who don't have the resources to rebuild.

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— Anthea Butler (@antheabutler.bsky.social) January 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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