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Protection against Gentrification
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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.
October 19th, 2025
Join us outdoors at Old Morse Park on Sat. Oct. 19, 2025 (2–4pm) to celebrate Black History in Action and St. Augustine’s African Orthodox Church with live music, kids’ activities, food, and community fun.
June 29, 2025
Join BHAC for another great Heart of the Culture event, The We Black Folk Showcase featuring Cliff Notez and Zion Rodman.
June 14, 2025
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.
Learn about the church, nestled between the campuses of MIT and Harvard, anchored Cambridge’s sizeable African-Caribbean diasporic community.
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.
