Skip to main content Skip to footer

News

What Does Repair Look Like Today? Voices From an Oakland Juneteenth Celebration

Marc Philpart gazing off into the distance wearing a shirt with the name Muhammad Ali written on it

Altadena Residents Warn: More Than A Year After The Fires, Most Have Not Returned And Displacement Is Already Here

A property burned by the Eaton Fire is seen Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)

Where Altadena’s Black Families Stand After Fires

www.usatoday.com

Residents and leaders from Altadena standing on the steps of a church during a press conference

Marc Philpart Wants to See Sustained Support for Racial Justice

photo of Marc Philpart in front of homes destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, CA

LA Wildfire Victims Honored

www.ocregister.com

Palisades and Eaton Fire survivors walk alongside the Rising Together float during the Rose Parade

Float Riders Reflect On Their Rose Parade Experience

www.pasadenastarnews.com

California Community Foundation and Black Freedom Fund float “Rising Together” travels down Colorado Blvd during the 137th Rose Parade in Pasadena on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2025.

Hope Rises Along Colorado Boulevard

www.altadena-now.com

Back row left to right: Marc Philpart, president BFF; Miguel Santana, president CCF; Mark Leavens, president, Tournament of Roses; Andrew King. Front row left to right: Jacque Baisley Robinson, Eaton Fire survivor; Myra Burg, Palisades Fire survivor; Shimica Gaskins, Eaton Fire survivor; Gina Clayton Johnson, Eaton Fire survivor on the “Rising Together” float in the AES Float Barn at the Rosemont Pavilion in Pasadena

Stoller’s $3M Gift Aims to Heal Fire Scars and Historical Injustices

briefglance.com

A yard sign planted in the ground that reads Black Homes Matter in front of burnt homes

Building A New Future Through The Black Freedom Fund

magazine.washington.edu

Group of people standing in front of fire damaged homes with a sign that reads Black Homes Matter

Inside the Black Freedom Fund’s Journey to Independence and Permanence

www.insidephilanthropy.com

Black Freedom Fund executive director Marc Philpart standing on the right and wearing grey and blue standing outside in front of a home with fellow funding and nonprofit leaders listening to one of the group members, who is in a burgundy shirt and black pants with glasses, speak