Why Is The Black Suffering In LA Overshadowed By White Celebs? [Video]

White celebrities such as Khloe Kardashian, James Woods and Sarah Michelle Gellar have lashed out against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass because of the Palisades fire. However, the Black people who were affected by the Eaton Fire in Altadena haven’t garnered nearly as much media attention.

Satellite images of burning buildings in Altadena published by Axios showed that a significant portion of the community was in flames or burned to ash. The New York Times has reported that at least 16 people have been killed in the Eaton fire—making it one of the deadliest fires in California’s history.

Almost 21 percent of the folks that live there affected directly by the Eaton fire are Black—which is high considering that Black people make up 8 percent of the overall population of Los Angeles County.Currently, a quarter of Black residents in Altadena are 65 and up.

However, the devastation suffered by middle-class areas, communities of …