The Eaton Fire narrowly spares the cemetery housing Octavia Butler’s grave, as Altadena—the historic Black community she once ...

Octavia’s Bookshelf, which survived the Eaton Fire, has become a haven and a hub for mutual aid resources and support.

Strong winds over the next day will create dangerous conditions as several major wildfires continue to burn in the Los ...

For many African Americans who built their lives and businesses in historically Black communities like Altadena, the combined ...

Loss, love and a sense of belonging — survivors, evacuees, heroes and allies weigh in on what the fires revealed ...

Award-winning writer and author Jacqueline Woodson on how artists and creators should show up today and any day after.

She later dedicated her life to curating the house in homage ... was also scorched by the flames. Author Octavia Butler – best known for penning futuristic tales centered on the Black experience ...

Through The Elders Project, Woodson has documented nearly 300 different personal histories from ... Woodson has seen parallels between the late Octavia Butler’s writings and current events ...

From deeply personal stories to crackling social observations, these are the most anticipated nonfiction books and memoirs of ...