A new exhibit by street photographer Jamel Shabazz documents the carefree joy of New York City youth during one of the city’s most difficult eras.
“The 80s were some of my best times,” he says. “Then life as I once knew it changed overnight. Friends became enemies and violent battles for territories ensued. Many young people with promising futures fell victim to either using or selling crack.” President Reagan’sdisproportionately imprisoned people of color, primarily Black people in the city’s outer boroughs.
Through it all, photography served as a source of solace for Jamel and a memory of what was lost. In 1983, he encountered what he describes as a beautiful couple in downtown Brooklyn on their way to pierce their daughter’s ears. Peering through his viewfinder at the heartwarming milestone, he could only imagine how much they would cherish the image one day. Though he gave the couple his business card and offered a copy of the developed photo, as he always does, he never heard back.
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