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Afro Spunk Festival
The beauty and individualistic edginess in the Afropunk Fest is a way for young fashionistas to showcase their specific style, personality, and rebelliousness. The Afropunk show which occurred late in August, was a large multicultural festival not only celebrating fashion, but also music and food that strengthen the bond within the Afropunk community in all parts of the big apple.

The New York Times has called Afropunk “the most multicultural festival in the US,” and this year’s festival was nothing less than spectacular. Year after year festival goers have continued to gather in a positive space where they can share ideas about evolving street style fashion that has continue to mark themselves in their NYC based identities.

Along with rocking

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