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Featured Blog Posts – September 2012 Archive (8)

THANK YOU URBANWORLD FILM FESTIVAL: THE TRIPTYCH WAS A SUCCESS

THANK YOU to everyone who came out for the AFROPUNK FILMS screening of THE TRIPTYCH at the Urbanworld Film Festival. The moving film about 3 artists' perspectives brought the house down and the supporters of the arts down to 34th street in Manhattan this past…

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Added by Eye Candy on September 25, 2012 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

Black Fashion By Javii: The 10 Best BLACKFASHION images of the week

Hey guys, here are the 10 Best BLACKFASHION images of the week. Let us know which one is right down your alley. Marcus Branch of SKLTN Magazine

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Added by Safety Pins on September 25, 2012 at 7:30am — 3 Comments

AFROPUNK PRESENTS: THE TRIPTYCH AT THE URBANWORLD FILM FESTIVAL SATURDAY SEPT. 22

AFROPUNK Presents The TRIPTYCH, a series of bio-pics with three of the most resonant voices in art: Wangechi Mutu, Barron Claiborne and Sanford Biggers. Come be a part of this amazing festival with…

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Added by Eye Candy on September 20, 2012 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

RE: NO PUNK AT AFROPUNK

There are the purists who say TO HELL with new music and it's Bad Brains or death! (I mean "death" as in "kill me now", but I guess they'd say the same about DEATH, the 70s punk legends out of Detroit). Then there are those whose daily breath is to discover new music from all walks and all genres.…

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Added by AFROPUNK FEST '12 on September 17, 2012 at 12:00pm — 25 Comments

NIKE BATTLE FOR THE STREETS DAY 2 RECAP: BY HOST KEITH TOOBLACKTOBEWHITE

What's up guys! It's Sir 2BLACK here to refresh your headpieces with the day 2 highlights! Alright where to start?

By: Keith "TooBlackTooBe" White

There was the fight at the beginning of the…

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Added by AFROPUNK FEST '12 on September 15, 2012 at 4:30pm — No Comments

AFROPUNK FEST 2012 TOP 10 FOOD HIGHLIGHTS

In the wake of AFROPUNK FEST we've been reminiscing about all of our favorite bands that won't be back in the USA until next summer, how the fall weather is making us pack up our skateboards, and how all of a sudden we have outrageous cravings for food truck…

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Added by AFROPUNK FEST '12 on September 11, 2012 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

NIKE BATTLE FOR THE STREETS DAY 1 RECAP: BY HOST KEITH TOOBLACKTOBEWHITE

The music would have been enough for any festival, but this is AFROPUNK, baby! The Nike BATTLE FOR THE STREETS competition is the largest street skate competition in America, and it went down at AFROPUNK FEST 2012. You may…

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Added by AFROPUNK FEST '12 on September 6, 2012 at 12:00pm — No Comments

AFROPUNK IDENTITY

By: Alexandria Gamlin

How do you identify? Black, White, Latino, mixed, Queer, Native, AFROPUNK? With so many multicultural identities and experiences in New York and around the world, identity is becoming more personal and more of a head-scratcher for…

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Added by AFROPUNK FEST '12 on September 5, 2012 at 3:30pm — 4 Comments