Black Family Breaksground, Altadena: The Emersons Story

Coming up on this podcast episode of "Conversation Live: Altadena Rising" with James Farr, seven months. Eleven days. After the Eaton Canyon Fire, Jarvis Emerson broke ground for his Black Altadena family’s home. A home lost to flames. Shovels in hand. Soil that once burned. He begins to rebuild. We were there. Witnessed the prayers.—the joy. The hope taking shape.

In this conversation, we take you inside the groundbreaking ceremony—praises going up, blessings coming down. Recovery isn’t just bricks. It’s reunion. Roots. Restoring what fire tried to take. Jarvis shares the breaking point, the fight, the faith, and the prayers that bring his family home. For the Emerson family, their land in Altadena is not for sale.