Safeguarding and Renewing Cambridgeport

An opportunity for community-based reparations and racial healing at a historic African-Caribbean church in Cambridgeport, and for the creation of an inclusive Black space for arts, documentation, organizing, and joy.

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Protection against Gentrification

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New Light Celebration

December 1st

New Light Celebration

St. Augustine’s African Orthodox Church has been transformed! Celebrate the completion of exterior restoration, a major step in its rebirth as an inclusive center for Black arts, culture, healing, and history. We’ll raise a joyful noise, share our vision for the future, and come together in the spirit of community.

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Further Reflections in the Sonic Laboratory

11/17/2024

Further Reflections in the Sonic Laboratory

Join us in a new sound bath at Further Reflections in the Sonic Laboratory!

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An Evening of Movement, Music and Poetry

11/10/2024

An Evening of Movement, Music and Poetry

Join us for a fun night of dancing, live music, and spoken word poetry at An Evening of Movement, Music and Poetry!

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The history of our home at St. Augustine's

Learn about the church, nestled between the campuses of MIT and Harvard, anchored Cambridge’s sizeable African-Caribbean diasporic community.

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Support us: invest in Black futures!

Invest in our work! 100% of your donation goes towards our mission of community-based reparation, the fight against Black displacement caused by gentrification, and the creation of the new Space for Black Exuberance at St. Augustine’s.

Credit card donations can be sent via the secure link below. To donate via check, please mail it to the address below:

232 Pearl Street
Cambridge, MA 02139

Donations are tax deductable; BHAC’s tax ID/EIN is 85-2043123.