Octavia Butler Wanted to Prevent Disaster in Los Angeles. Instead, She Predicted It
Many have called Butler a prophet for her futuristic prediction on L.A. fires in her novel 'Parable of the Sower,' but her ...
Octavia Butler imagined LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
Since the Los Angeles fires began last week, “Parable of the Sower” and other Octavia Butler works written decades ago have ...
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One Week In, LA’s Fires Are Still Spreading
Of the three active fires in Los Angeles, the Hurst Fire in San Fernando is 97 percent contained, at 799 acres; the Palisades ...
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On National Science Fiction Day, We Salute Octavia Butler
January 2 is National Science Fiction Day, and ESSENCE is paying tribute to one of the greatest sci-fi novelists of all time, Octavia Estelle Butler. Named after her mother Octavia Margaret Guy ...
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Untold Stories of L.A. Fires: Incarcerated Firefighters, Black Altadena & Octavia Butler’s Warning
It’s very devastating. AMY GOODMAN: And can you talk about the community of Altadena, the historically Black community, where Octavia Butler is buried? There’s a lovely, amazing Black-owned ...
Octavia Butler imagined Los Angeles ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
Since the Los Angeles fires began last week, “Parable of the Sower” and other Octavia Butler works written decades ago have ...