Sharing the Stories of Black Altadena's Recovery and Resilience
Published: March 13, 2026
Duration: 30:07
The Eaton Fire Ravaged Black Altadena. A Journalist Documents Its Resilience
After the Eaton Fire tore through Altadena in 2025, reporter James Farr went live on radio station KBLA in Los Angeles. His weekly call-in show, Conversations Live: Altadena Rising, highlights the voices of fire survivors, focusing on the people from Altadena’s historic Black neighborhoods, which the fire disproportionately ravaged. He’s given voice to the community as they have moved from processing the shock and destruction of the fire, to navigating displacement, and deciding whether to rebuild. Reporter Steven Cuevas brings us this profile of radio host...