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We are restoring a historic Black church and building it into a vibrant Center for Arts, Culture, and Connection rooted in the experience of Black Cambridge.
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November 9th, 2025
Join us for a screening of Emmy-winning director Daresha Kyi's latest documentary, Love, Joy, and Power: Tools for Liberation. This is an exciting new documentary about the co-founders of the Black Voters Matter Fund, Cliff & April Albright and LaTosha Brown, the work they do every day to empower African American communities especially in the rural south, and the crucial role they played in flipping Georgia from red to blue in the 2020 Presidential election and handing President Biden control of the Senate through the 2021 Georgia Senate Runoffs. This event is in partnership with Create The Vote and Roxbury International Film Festival.
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October 19th, 2025
Join bassoonist Lecolion Washington as he performs a recital featuring music from his album Legacy: Music for Bassoon by African American Composers. You will also learn how a conversation with Archbishop Desmond Tutu transformed Lecolion's perception of the power of music and the trajectory for his career. Come to also be part of a discussion around the ways in which the identities of musicians can work alongside their artistry to have even greater impact. This event is in partnership with the Community Music Center of Boston's John Kleshinski Concert Series.
September 14th, 2025
Join dancer/choreographer Mar Parilla, percussionist Cornelly Colley, and interdisciplinary artist Ifé Franklin in a conversation rooted in culture, intentional placemaking, and the beautiful connections that arise when both are centered. Moderated by Castle of our Skins' Artistic Director Ashleigh Gordon, this discussion is a prelude to the MassQ Ball 2025: Color event, in which all three artists will be showcased. The MassQ Ball - a large-scale celebration of ritual, performance, and cross-cultural arts, featuring the diverse artistry of Boston's communities of color - will take place at The Arnold Arboretum on Saturday, October 4th from 10-4pm. Free and family-friendly, this event will weave together art, movement, dance and spoken word with ritual, nature, and the joy found in creative expression and cultural celebration. Learn more at MassQBall.com.
Learn about the church, nestled between the campuses of MIT and Harvard, anchored Cambridge’s sizeable African-Caribbean diasporic community.
100% of your donation goes towards our mission of community-based reparation, the fight against displacement of Black communities caused by gentrification, and the creation of a vibrant Legacy Center for Arts, Community Knowledge, and Connection.
Credit card donations can be sent via the secure link below. To donate via check, please mail it to the address below:
BHAC
232 Pearl Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Donations are tax deductable; BHAC’s tax ID/EIN is 85-2043123.
