Culture

Scenes From Brooklyn’s Afropunk 2016

Celebration

The 12th annual festival of music and culture featured Tyler the Creator, TV on the Radio, Ice Cube, Janelle Monae—and so much more. See photos from the two-day event.

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A concertgoer poses on a piano at Afropunk.

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A mural created from photographs of Afropunk attendees.

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Attendees wait between acts at Afropunk.

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