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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We Black Folk Showcase featuring Cliff Notez and Zion Rodman

June 29, 2025

We Black Folk Showcase featuring Cliff Notez and Zion Rodman

Join BHAC for another great Heart of the Culture event, The We Black Folk Showcase featuring Cliff Notez and Zion Rodman.

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"African American Writers and Poets as Agents of Change" by Charles Coe

June 14, 2025

"African American Writers and Poets as Agents of Change" by Charles Coe

Join us for our annual Amy and Marcus Garvey Lecture! Writer, Poet and Educator Charles Coe will highlight African-American writers and poets who've promoted the causes of social and political justice.

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John Kordalewski, Craig Harris, and Wes Brown Jazz Concert

Sunday, May 11, 2025

John Kordalewski, Craig Harris, and Wes Brown Jazz Concert

Trombonist Craig Harris, bassist Wes Brown, and pianist John Kordalewski join together for a special trio performance. Expect the music to be both "inside" and "outside." All three veteran improvisors studied with the great Makanda Ken McIntyre, and have performed frequently in Boston as part of the Makanda Project, which Mr. Kordalewski leads.

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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.