After authorities reopened parts of Altadena for the first time since the Eaton fire, residents returned to a grim checkerboard of destroyed homes next to others that were largely spared.

The official response to the fires seemed awkward, but we did what we could for one another, even as our neighbors said, “The home I loved is never coming back.”

Rodney Nickerson had lived in Altadena since 1968, when he bought his three-bedroom house on Alta Pine Drive with $5 down. The 82-year-old military veteran and church deacon received no warnings to evacuate before the Eaton fire swept through his neighborhood,

A 2018 study by Rice University sociologists and the University of Pittsburgh examined counties that were hit by natural disasters. They found that even when the hazard damage was equal Black survivors’ wealth decreased by an average $27,000 while white survivors’ average wealth increased $126,000.

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Vivica A. Fox was caught sitting courtside at a recent college basketball game months keeping folks on their toes about her appearance. On Sunday, Jan. […]

A sign posted in front of a home in Altadena, California, at the center of the aftermath of the California fires states, "Looters will be shot." (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital) At first ...

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As the winds and the fires die down, the stark reality of what was lost still ignites mental and emotional anguish. One family who planted their roots in Altadena 30 years ago may never get to return to the lives they built.

In Altadena, many fear that offers from speculators and the challenges of rebuilding will unravel a community of Black professionals and retirees.

Rebirth. Refuge. Independence. They are themes that run through the veins of Altadena’s history. Civil War veterans suffering maladies from battle settled here. There were the developers who envisioned a robust suburb north of Pasadena.

For many African Americans who built their lives and businesses in historically Black communities like Altadena, the combined loss of generational wealth and personal heirlooms is indescribable.