Safeguarding a Legacy, Renewing Community

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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Protection against Gentrification

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Research and Reinvestment

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Arts and Education

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What Happened to the Black Community in Cambridge?

February 8

What Happened to the Black Community in Cambridge?

Join us for a lively conversation with Alyssa Pacy, Archivist at the Cambridge Public Library, Charles Sullivan, Executive Director of the Cambridge Historical Commission, Dr. Kris Manjapra, Executive Director of Black History in Action Cambridge, and members of our community as we view and discuss yearly censuses, research especially the effects of redlining, and first-hand community experience of the economic and societal changes that led to the decrease of the black community throughout Cambridge.

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Trust The Process with Tim Hall

March 15

Trust The Process with Tim Hall

This event features poet and saxophonist Tim Hall. Trust the Process: a music performance and open discussion on creativity, artistry, and resilience.

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Tenille Ja’Nae Live

April 19

Tenille Ja’Nae Live

This event features vocalist Tenille Ja'Nae. Join us as she shares work from her latest project.

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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!

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.