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

The Altadena fire wiped out much of a historic Black enclave in this picturesque town in the San Gabriel Valley.

Considered one of the first Black female science fiction writers, Octavia Butler’s body of work could be described as made-up ...

ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) — Since the Los Angeles fires began last week, “Parable of the Sower” and other Octavia Butler works written decades ago have been cited for anticipating a world ...

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

When the Eaton Fire blazed through Altadena earlier this month it took more than homes and memories — it devastated a city that has long been a haven for Black families.

ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC ... cemetery operations manager at Mountain View. "From writers to Octavia Butler to scientists like Charles Richter and Richard Feynman to George Reeves, the original ...