Oct 24, 2023
The Darker Side Of DeKalb
Stories of lynching, mob violence and Jim Crow-era White Terrorism are part of DeKalb County’s history. The Black American story has been one of triumph, resilience and steadfast hope for...
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Jun 25, 2023
Juneteenth Storytelling Festival at Bruce Street: A Photo Recap
The Juneteenth Storytelling Festival featured former students and alumni of the Bruce Street School sharing oral histories with the community about the historic schoolhouse. The community once again...
Apr 5, 2023
Master Plan Community Meeting for Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve
Have a voice in the future of Arabia Mountain! The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold its second master plan community meeting to review park...
Apr 5, 2023
Master Plan Community Meeting for Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve
Have a voice in the future of Arabia Mountain! The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold two master plan community meetings to review park improvements...
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...
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...
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 3, 2022
Geology and Culture with the DeKalb Beloved Naturalist Program
By Sally Sears, Co-Founder of the DeKalb Beloved Naturalist Program “If these rocks could talk…” we might better understand our natural world. That was a lesson for the founding class...
Mar 16, 2022
DeKalb Beloved Naturalist Program Begins
On a quiet Saturday in February, a group of people crowded into the classroom at the Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Center. These students are a part of a bold new environmental...
Mar 8, 2022
Third Bruce Street School Community Engagement Session Complete
Participants recently took part in the third Bruce Street School community engagement session, designed to gather community feedback about potential future uses and activation of the Bruce Street...
Jul 21, 2021
Historic Bruce Street School Preservation Moving Forward
Martin Rickles Studio, an Atlanta-based interdisciplinary design studio, has been selected for the conceptual design for the preservation and activation of the Bruce Street School ruins, the remnants...