Aug 9, 2022
Flat Rock After Slavery
Following Emancipation, members of the Flat Rock community had to navigate the rise of Jim Crow and deal with the harsh presence of segregation in daily life. Some left and...
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Jul 26, 2022
Skills and Inventions in the Flat Rock Community
Life in the rural South was not easy for members of the Flat Rock community, especially during Jim Crow. In this video, listen to board members and staff of the...
Jul 4, 2022
Beauty Pageants and Racecars: Fourth of July at the Lithonia Speedway
At a dirt-floored dance hall far from the bustling streets of Atlanta, people raced, reveled and made merry. This place was the Lithonia Speedway and the accompanying Country Club, tucked...
Jun 30, 2022
Bruce Street Oral Histories: Allene Harper
As part of ongoing efforts to preserve the history of the Bruce Street School, DeKalb County’s first Black public school, we have worked with community members to record a series...
Jun 23, 2022
Bruce Street School Juneteenth Event Recap
The Bruce Street School Juneteenth webinar: The Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance and Martin Rickles Studio recently hosted a virtual community meeting on ongoing efforts to reactivate the Bruce...
Jun 15, 2022
Father’s Day in the National Heritage Area
Father’s Day is this Sunday, June 19 (falling on the same day as Juneteenth this year). Here’s a breakdown of a few ways to spend your Father’s Day in the...
Jun 13, 2022
Bruce Street School Juneteenth Project Update
Event Details: In honor of Juneteenth, the Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance and Martin Rickles Studio will offer a virtual project update on the ongoing creation of a conceptual design...
May 11, 2022
Bruce Street School Conceptual Design Comments
The process for shaping the conceptual design of the future of the Bruce Street School is almost over – and there’s one more chance to participate! Mimicking the format of...
Apr 29, 2022
Shape DeKalb’s Black History: The Bruce Street School
DeKalb County’s first Black public school, the Bruce Street School, sits just north of historic downtown Lithonia – and you can help us shape its future. We’re engaged in a...
Apr 18, 2022
Bruce Street School Community Engagement Session on April 24th
The final Bruce Street School community engagement sessions to shape the conceptual design of the future of DeKalb’s first Black public school building will take place at the Lithonia Woman’s...
Apr 11, 2022
Join Our Team: Program Manager Position Open
The Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance seeks a highly qualified candidate to fill a part-time Program Manager position. The candidate is expected to coordinate, manage and implement a variety of...
Mar 23, 2022
Fill Out Our Bruce Street Virtual Engagement Form
As part of our ongoing efforts to solicit community engagement and reactivate the historic Bruce Street School, DeKalb County’s first Black public school building, we are releasing an online form...