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NU KEMET RETREAT &

RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY

"Why settle for the world we were given, when we can build the world we want?"

                     - Arkee Hodges, BAF President

The purpose of BAF's Nu Kemet Retreat & Residential community is to build a model self-sustaining Black community that reflects our Guiding Principals and Pan-African culture.

 

Our goal is to create our own private paradise where our members can live and our community can gather to celebrate our culture and accomplishments on land that we own.

Located in Toomsboro, GA, 2 hours away from Atlanta and 30 minutes from Macon, GA, our Nu Kemet Community consists of 118 acres of pristine virgin land. 

NU KEMET FEATURES:

  • Unique A-frame, pyramid-style homes and architecture

  • A Clubhouse with bar/lounge area, indoor pool/sauna/spa, commercial kitchen and restaurant, art gallery/multipurpose space, and fitness facility.

  • A grand lawn for outdoor events and entertainment.

  • A curated 2+mile nature trail that borders the entire community.

  • A produce farm and greenhouse, as well as chicken raising and beekeeping operations for farm-to-table dining.

  • An animal farm and petting zoo with alpacas, peacocks, goat, sheep and more.

  • A country store/gift shop with shelf space for Black businesses.

  • A water bottling facility for our mineral wells. 

  • An outside temple for spiritual reflection.

"Why reminisce about all the Black Wall Streets and all-Black towns we used to have, when we can rebuild them??? 
                                                        - Arkee Hodges, BAF President

BUY LAND AND BUILD A HOME

 IN NU KEMET!

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NU KEMET'S 1ST SUBDIVISION 
PHARAOH'S ROW

We are proud to offer BAF members the exclusive opportunity to purchase one of three remaining 1-acre lots on Pharaoh's Row, the first mini subdivision in our historic Nu Kemet Retreat & Residential Community.

 

These special three lots border BAF's collectively-owned land in Nu Kemet and are situated on a private, gated road. We've completed topographical surveys, Level 3 soil tests, and septic and well tests for each lot. All lots are flat, fully cleared and ready for building.

Parcel 1, 1 acre, 1960 Old Balls Ferry Rd. - $30,000

Parcel 2, 1 acre, 1948 Old Balls Ferry Rd. - $31,500

Parcel 3, 1 acre, 1936 Old Balls Ferry Rd. - $32,500

Home sizes range from 1,500 sqft. - 5,000+ sqft.

Homes range from $275k - $500k+

Our development company and preferred architect/engineer is ready to work with you to custom build your home in this historic new all-Black community.

LOTS ON SALE!

CUSTOM BUILD YOUR MASTERPIECE

Below is the list of 159 BAF members who donated to purchase of our first 6 acres - all cash, no mortgage. Notice no foundations, corporations or government funding. Just regular people like you and me. We all have the power to make an impact - we just have to believe!

DONORS $1,500+

Kenneth Battle, North Charleston, SC

Arkee Hodges, Atlanta, GA 

Melanie Mills, Manalapan, NJ

DONORS $1,000+

Johnique Bennett, Jacksonville, FL

Reginald Brown, Lawton, OK

Frank Burns, Orlando, FL

Keisha Cooper, Springfield Gardens, NY

Robert Davis, Moreno Valley, CA

Deirdre Fields-Wilson, Rosedale, NY

Valdre Hall, Jacksonville, FL

Gloria Ingram, Holly Hill, FL

Yvette Johnson, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Alysen McCaughey, Central, SC

Marcia McLaughlin, Cary, NC

MaeDean Noble, Atlanta, GA

Jesus Powell, Brooklyn, NY

Dettrea Weston, Saginaw, MI

Neal Zeigler, Dallas, TX

 

DONORS OVER $500+

MsFAITH! Bennett, Tallahassee, FL

Rosemarie Benitez, Bronx, NY

Denice Carter, Paterson, NJ

April Cooper, Stockton, CA

Kamilah Cummings, Miami, FL

Kim Fields, Mooresville, NC

Thomas Forest, Jamaica, NY

Henry Frank, Brooklyn, NY

Karen Freeman, Kitty Hawk, NC

Carlos Graham, Fort Washington, MD

James Green, Alpharetta, GA

Morgan Hankston, Corona, CA

Roslyn Hayward, Conyers, GA

Khem Irby, Greensboro, NC

Stephen Jenkins, Brooklyn, NY

Consuella Johnson Caldwell, Austin, TX

Lorenzo Jones, Bloomfield, CT

Moiz Joseph, Jacksonville, FL

Tammi Lawson, Staten Island, NY

Zenobia Lewis, Stone Mountain, GA

Benjamin Maner, Peachtree City, GA

Barbara Mapp, Winterville, GA

Leslie Martin, Detroit, MI

Shana Miles, Decatur, GA

Kerri Oates, Midlothian, VA

Opal Moore, Manchester, CT

Joyce Muhammad, Florissant, MO

Jeffrey Palin, Staten Island, NY

Teteisha T. Pearson, Camillus, NY

Glenda Pollard, Mt. Vernon, NY

Raven Hodges, Monticello, GA

Shelley Roberts, West Orange, NJ

John C Rogers, Durham, NC

Dean Shear, Fredericksburg, VA

Robert Statum, Ocala, FL

Franco Thomas, Stonecrest, GA

Akilah Thomas, Anaheim, CA

Naomi Tucker, Baltimore, MD

Lou Tullous, Irving, TX

Pansy Walker, Jonesboro, GA

David Washington, Las Vegas, NV

Varees Weekes, Poughkeepsie, NY

Leenard Williams, Tyrone, GA

 

DONORS $250+

Rhonda Adams, Detroit, MI

Rachel Alexander-Henderson, McDonough, GA

Kim Archie, Rochester, NY

Yolanda Doyle, Fayetteville, GA

Deborah Franze, Vero  Beach, FL

Debra Green, Conyers, GA

Chris Griffin, Decatur, GA

Shajada Hodges, Norfolk, VA

Shanaya Holmes, Roswell, GA

Jacqueline E Johnson, Marietta, GA

Valerie Loftin, Norfolk, VA

Deborah Marks, Lorton, VA

Naja Muhammad, Canton, MI

Nichole Orogun-Thomas, Fairburn, GA

Talicia Raggs, Sherman Oaks, CA

Anne Roberts, Charlotte, NC

Shaina Rush, Baltimore, MD

Paul Sheppard, Dallas, TX

Angela Wiggins, Harrisburg, PA

 

DONORS $100+

Anthony Agee, Charlottesville, VA

Tasheen Altayr, Ansonia, CT

Leona Andrews, Atlanta, GA

Roy Bailey, Rome, GA

Sherry Bettis, Lithia Springs, GA

Cameo Boone, Jamaica, NY

Tiffany Burrows, Savannah, GA

Bridget Butler, Atlanta, GA

Jessie Carson, Saint Matthews, SC

Pamela DeCambre-Reede, Clermont, FL

Earl Dorsey, Baltimore, MD

Dr. Derethia DuVal, Berkeley, CA

Deshawn Faulkner, Norfolk, VA

Gloria Foster, Bartow, FL

Marguerita Gayle-Major, Palm Bay, FL

Ayenda Rashid Hodges, Norfolk, VA

Ronnie Hodges, Atlanta, GA

Vanessa Jefferson, Alanta, GA

Ezell Jefferson, Elmont, NY

Pat Johnson, Pasadena, CA

Pandora Johnson, Baltimore, MD

Cornell Johnson, Knoxville, TN

Imani Lee, Tampa, FL

Latoya LeGrand, Jamaica, NY

Selena Lineberger, Charlotte, NC

Vanessa Maner, Peachtree City, GA

James McCormick, Wilson, NC

Carlton Miller, Soap Lake, WA

Vera Moffitt-Scott, Tampa, FL

Shakira Moran, New York, NY

Iqrama Muhammad, Ellicott City, MD

Tish Odds, Duluth, GA

Pamela Outsey, Norfolk, VA

Caroline Phillips, East Stroudsburg, PA

Tongi Pinnix, Burlington, NC

Tienna Postell, Louisville, KY

Richard Pugh, Pasadena, CA

Tremyle Rogers, Chesapeake, VA

Fallon Santos, Providence, RI

MJ and Kris Sonny, Stone Mountain, GA

Sanekia Stewart, Decatur, GA

Dwayne Stowe, McDonough, GA

Chanel Summers, Philadelphia, PA

Mussadiq Thomas, Atlanta, GA

Laura Turner-Essel, Atlanta, GA

Edward Vann,Tallahassee, FL

MyKia Welmaker, East Point, GA

 

DONORS < $100

Pam Armistead, Snellville, GA

Charity Dah, Lancaster, TX

Bernard Dickerson, Rochester, NY

Jazzmon Edmundson, Stockbridge, GA

Peta-Gaye Findlay, Brooklyn, NY

Keisha Ford, Middleburg, FL

Jerome Hodges, Atlanta, GA

Jenell Lane, Aldan, PA

Shariffa Martinez, Brooklyn, NY

Darwin Roberson, Macon, GA

Katanga Taylor, Smyrna, TN

Bianca & Jerome Thomas, Bronx, NY

Barbara Williamson, Bronx, NY

We want to sincerely thank all of our Nu Kemet Founding Donors for your generosity, dedication and faith. Together we made history. Our World Is In Our Hands. Together We Rise!

Designs Beyond the Imagination...

  • Futuristic and unique designs that stand like works of art.
     

  • Functional blueprints that you can fully modify.
     

  • Large 1-acre lots with amazing views of endless nature.​

 

  • Homes from 1,700 sqft to over 5,000+ sqft. 

NU KEMET DEVELOPMENT BLOG!

HELP US BUILD PYRAMID 1!

Become a part of our Nu Kemet Walk of Fame with your BAF donor brick! Donor bricks will line the sides of the paved portion of our Nile Trail at our Nu Kemet Retreat. 

4x8 Donor Brick - $150

4x8 Souvenir Duplicate Brick (mailed to you) - $75

8x8 Donor Brick - $300

8x8 Souvenir Duplicate Brick (mailed to you) - $150

Get Your Nu Kemet Donor Brick!

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We are ready to build our first member guest house, Pyramid 1, on our collectively-owned land in Nu Kemet! Pyramid 1 will be our first investment rental and will be offered to BAF members at a discounted rate. 

Cost to Build: $250,000

Cost to Finance/Fundraising Goal: $75,000

 

To achieve this goal we need 500 members/supporters to 

donate $150! 

Pyramid 1 will be built on a 1-acre lot, consist of 2000+ sqft and feature 20ft ceilings, 3bdrms, 3baths, and floor-to-ceiling windows. 

 

All donors will be acknowledged on Pyramid 1's Donor Monument at their corresponding donor level.

Click to see how much we've raised so far!

TIME TO BUILD!

OUR VISION FOR NU KEMET

NU KEMET DONORS