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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Lois Beckett

The LA fires burned down a thriving Black community. Residents are afraid of being ‘erased’

A sign outside of a burned down property reads 'Altadena' circled by a pink spray-painted heart
A property burned by the Eaton fire in Altadena, California. Photograph: Ethan Swope/AP

A memorial service early this month for three Black victims of the Eaton fire was marked by simmering anger at Donald Trump’s choice not to visit Altadena, a suburb with a historic Black community disproportionately affected by the disaster.

It’s one of many decisions that have left residents of Altadena, a racially and economically diverse suburb of Los Angeles, worried about political and financial neglect in the aftermath of the fires.

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