The California African American Museum showcases a positive look at the resilient and vibrant Black community of Altadena, ...

In 1995, Butler became the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. Born in Pasadena, California, Butler was raised by her widowed mother.

Before The Parable of the Sower became a staple on syllabi across the country, Octavia E. Butler was quietly living and writing in Lake Forest Park. From 1999 until her death in 2006, she made her ...

Before The Parable of the Sower became a staple on syllabi across the country, Octavia E. Butler was quietly living and writing in Lake Forest Park. From 1999 until her death in 2006, she made her ...

While some fire victims are opting to sell their lots in Altadena, one woman is choosing to stay and rebuild — and she's trying to do it as quickly as possible.

In California, residents of once-vibrant Altadena are deciding whether to return and rebuild after devastating wildfires. Part 2 in a series.

Butler freshman Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor will represent his native Canada before returning to Indianapolis and Butler.

'This tax could kill this industry': California cannabis operators brace for increase California’s excise tax on legal weed is increasing, despite efforts to keep it lower to help the struggling ...

In a 1989 essay for Essence titled “Birth of a Writer,” the visionary writer Octavia Butler created the term “positive obsession” to describe channeling a deep, unwavering passion into a ...

It was all destroyed, including one of the pickup trucks they had used to escape the California fire. They lost thousands of dollars worth of equipment, lumber and hay in the Rowena fire, after ...

As they rebuild, residents of the middle-class enclave could face steep price hikes. This is a dummy copyright statement ...