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I talked to the Black residents of Altadena who say they’ve lost everything but hope.
“When you escape tragedy, you say, ‘it could have got me.’ It didn’t. So I’m going to keep on going,” said 83-year-old Walt Butler.
“When you escape tragedy, you say, ‘it could have got me.’ It didn’t. So I’m going to keep on going,” said 83-year-old Walt Butler.
Black residents mourn lost homes, history as wildfires scorch Altadena
“All that stuff that you thought was so important can be gone in five minutes.”
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January 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I talked to the Black residents of Altadena who say they’ve lost everything but hope.
“When you escape tragedy, you say, ‘it could have got me.’ It didn’t. So I’m going to keep on going,” said 83-year-old Walt Butler.
“When you escape tragedy, you say, ‘it could have got me.’ It didn’t. So I’m going to keep on going,” said 83-year-old Walt Butler.
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Reminder that Octavia Butler and her mother are buried in Altadena in a cemetery now surrounded by blocks of burned down buildings. #listentotheprophets
January 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Reminder that Octavia Butler and her mother are buried in Altadena in a cemetery now surrounded by blocks of burned down buildings. #listentotheprophets