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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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May 31
We are excited to present our 2026 Amy and Marcus Garvey Lecture, Wetland— On Black Poetics and Water, given by Porsha Olayiwola, Poet, Educator, and Curator. Most notably, Porsha is the Co-Owner of Just Book-ish literary space, and former Poet Laureate for the City of Boston. Wetland is a choreolecture that is part poetry performance, part lecture that explores the history of black folks, water, and conversations at the intersection of climate change, racism, and resistance. Stay after the lecture for a moderated conversation with Porsha Olayiwola and our host, Rev. Irene Monroe, All Rev'd Up Podcast on WGBH. This year's lecture is brought to you in partnership with Just Book-ish, The Avenue, and Black History in Action Cambridge.
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April 19
Join us for our third installment of the Heart of the Culture Series featuring Tenille Ja’Nae: Unapologetically me; Church Girl Gone Free. Tenille Ja'Nae is an R&B/Pop/Soul artist whose music centers on emotion, culture, and storytelling. With a voice that moves effortlessly between vulnerability and strength, she brings authenticity and heart to every stage. We're excited to have her as part of the Heart of the Culture Series, where she will share her journey and tracks from her upcoming album.
March 30
On March 30, 2026, Fred Moten and Brandon López bring "Surfacing: Let’s Go Over", a performance and activation, to JazzUrbane Cafe. Moten and López's explicitly political sonic performance practice opens channels through which we imagine beyond and above what confronts us. Moten’s poetics, intoned through a deep consideration of Black vocal performance and musicianship, alongside Lopez’s rooting instrumentation, call the audience into a collective space of inquiry, feeling, and transformation. Fred Moten creates new conceptual spaces that accommodate emergent forms of Black cultural production, aesthetics, and social life. Brandon López works at the fringes of contemporary music through his compositions and improvisation. This performance-lecture, hosted by Nia K. Evans and Kris Manjapra, marks the launch of a new Scholars for Social Justice series: Boston Open University: What Belongs to Community and What Universities Owe Us. To provide an intimate experience, we are capping attendance at 100 tickets.
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.
