Black History Month: Stories of Altadena & Altadenans
Rebuilding the Rhythms of Altadena’s Village (PBS Socal, Jan. 30, 2025)
For Black families in Altadena, history and community burned alongside homes (Guardian, Jan. 18, 2025)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/18/altadena-fire-black-families#:~:text=Altadena%2C%20a%20quiet%2C%20tight%2D,homes%20elsewhere%20in%20the%20state
Effort Underway to Preserve Altadena’s African American History (NBC, Jan. 14, 2025)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjTr7SvfnAU
Shattered in the Fire: A Historic Black Haven (NY Times, Jan. 14, 2025)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/us/la-fires-altadena-historic-black-community.html
Keni Arts on KCAL TV (May 29, 2024)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSMdX9GwjT8
Seeking its Black history, Altadena gets a surprise (LA Times, 2021)
https://enewspaper.latimes.com/infinity/article_share.aspx?guid=3a80e8ba-e043-461f-85de-ac219cd6e8d1
Bob Lucas: A Black Gladiator for Literacy (Altadena Library, Feb. 1, 2022)
http://altadenalibrary.org/news/bob-lucas
Charles White: Activist, Teacher and Artist (Altadena Library, Feb. 9, 2022)
https://www.altadenalibrary.org/news/charles-white
Ellen Garrison Clark: Educator, Civil Rights Activist (Altadena Library, Feb. 18, 2022)
https://www.altadenalibrary.org/news/ellen-garrison-clark