Juneteenth Storytelling Festival at Bruce Street

It’s that time of the year again to share your history for Juneteenth! Please join us for our 4th Annual Juneteenth Storytelling Festival on Bruce Street. This year’s theme is: History In Your Hands, featuring virtual keynote speaker, former mayor of Chapel Hill, NC and Bruce Street alum Howard Lee. Come out to the East DeKalb Senior Center at 2449 Bruce Street to share your or your family’s connection to Lithonia, Arabia Mountain and the surrounding area.

History In Your Hands – Last year, we asked locals to bring their old family photos and historic images to potentially be included in a book about the Heritage Area. This year, thanks to your contributions, we’ll be talking about and selling this new book, Images of America: Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area. Our keynote speaker Howard Lee will also read from his memoir The Courage To Lead about growing up in Lithonia and going to the stone Bruce Street School during the height of Jim Crow and the Klan.