In an effort to meant to dispel negative impressions about the borough, the Instagram account Everyday Bronx has posted an image that captures some sense of life in the Bronx every day for the past nine years.
. An opening reception that evening will include music, breakdancing and graffiti art, emphasizing the borough’s contributions to hip-hop as the genre’s 50th anniversary draws near.
“They really wanted to fight the really horrific stereotypes of the entire continent of Africa with these images documenting everyday life,” Santos said. “So that sparked all of these other projects.” For the Bronx account, Santos and a small group of volunteers choose from photographs posted by Instagram users with an “Everyday Bronx” hashtag. The subjects of the images vary, and include people skateboarding, a couple embracing, and even an early glimpse ofBoth the Instagram feed Everyday Bronx and a new exhibition of its images are meant to dispel negative stereotypes about the borough.
Another contributor, Michael Young, says it took moving to the Bronx 23 years ago for him to undo his own biases. He moved to the borough when Brooklyn became too expensive for his growing family.
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