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   Ericka Simone (erickasimone@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 11-Jan-2025 13:28:27 JST Ericka Simone

   Another thing.

   #Altadena is a historically Black neighborhood. Tied into the work that John Brown’s sons did after his death and their migration west, along with being a free state, Altadena #California was one of the only cities to outlaw redlining, allowing Black families to purchase houses in the developing area.

   This is why so many legendary African Americans come from this area - from Octavia to the directorial icon John Singleton.

   It’s devastating on several levels.

   #eatonfire

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     slash (agreeable_landfall@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 12-Jan-2025 03:35:53 JST slash

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     @ErickaSimone Vaguely related factoid: The CEO of Digital Equipment Corp (Ken Olsen) put his businesses in marginal areas, and hired locals to boost the economy. When he found out that his black employees were unable to get home mortgages, he started a credit union which loaned them the money at lower rates. And this was back in the 70's.

     DEC is gone, but the DEC Credit Union is still in business.