The Bruce Street School Brunch Gala sold 75 tickets and raised nearly $7,500 for the historic schoolhouse’s revitalization. Preservation never looked so good! On the morning of February 17,...
Local histories abound with larger-than-life figures and fascinating tales. Enjoy this personal testimony about Frances Branham who taught at Bruce Street School for years. The Living Past The...
Preservation with a purpose! Join the Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance for brunch and signature mimosas to raise money for the revitalization of the Bruce Street School, the first African...
One of Lithonia’s most influential mayors reflects on her life and times in office. Lithonia’s first Black female mayor Marcia Glenn Hunter still remembers when her hometown was segregated...
Mermaid-Lion Entertainment turns tales from Arabia Mountain, Stonecrest and Lithonia into awesome audio dramas. Angel Forte wasn’t certain about true love. That is until she met Gazza, her now...
Tyrone Burkette: The Trailblazer Behind Many of the Heritage Area’s Most Popular Hikes and Soft Trails. Tyrone Burkette started volunteering as a trail guide around Arabia Mountain in 2001. More...
“You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...