The Arabia Alliance’s Assistant Executive Director and resident Historian Brigette Jones reflects on the significance of Black History Month on the eve of the United States’ 250th....
Anderson is the last living member of the Bruce Street School graduating class of 1950 and her grandmother Frances Branham was a third-grade teacher at the school. At 90, Mae...
The Arabia Alliance is compiling a photographic history of the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area. We’re looking for historic images of Lithonia, Conyers, Covington, Arabia, Stone and...
The Arabia Alliance is compiling a photographic history of the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area. We’re looking for historic images of Lithonia, Conyers, Covington, Arabia, Stone and...
This year’s Arabia Alliance Juneteenth celebrations included a Salute to Black Music Month at the New Black Wall Street Market, our first-ever Movie Night In The NHA, and, back for...
Bring your lunch and learn about the history of Bruce Street School, the first African American public school in DeKalb County, and the subsequent work that the Arabia Mountain Heritage...
Returning for its second year, the Arabia Alliance’s Juneteenth Storytelling Festival will again be held by the Bruce Street School ruins and the East DeKalb at Bruce Street Senior Center...
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...
Help us continue the clean up at the Bruce Street School Ruins. We invite you on this Valentine’s Day to Love a little on Bruce Street! Join the Arabia Mountain...
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...
Ada Anderson’s name may not appear in history books but she fed a generation of Lithonia school children and inspired many more with her recipes and generosity. Many history books...