Space-keeping
We provide access to critical space for the African Diaspora in response to gentrification and cultural displacement. We use our cultural hubs as a form of resistance to displacement – our place-keeping work is just one piece of the greater solution needed to even the playing field for Black creators, entrepreneurs, and owners. Without such resources, Black communities are left without the means to change their circumstances, and the network at large.

Public Artivism
We amplify the voices of our community and address its dire needs while drawing attention to current events and pressing concerns. We actively practice artmaking as a form of public activism by constructing, illustrating, and ideating new visions of anti-displacement, community care, and emergent justice through artistic mediums – including fine art, multimedia, and interactive installations.
We are proud to lead with a bold approach that centers cultural empowerment of the African Diaspora. Our projects reveal the reality of oppression, and economic disenfranchisement of Black peoples in Oakland and beyond through a future-forward approach that welcomes reflection, and proposals to support the restorative work needed in our community.

Mutual aid
We believe in the power of resource sharing as a tool that dismantles access barriers for artists, entrepreneurs, and cultural practitioners. We respond to the core needs of our ecosystem through our support of community members, organizations, and cultural practitioners who lack access to the technical and creative resources needed to support their crafts and businesses.