© Osaretin Ugiagbe
A girl stands in front of the Bronx Islamic Cultural Center (Masjid Annasr) located at 50 East Tremont Avenue. The center's Imam; Sheikh Ibrahim Gonja expresses his fear of being pushed out of the neighborhood. The center has long played an important role in the community.
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© Melissa Bunni Elian
An unnamed client takes a cigarette break at Bellissima Beauty Studio at 2175 Jerome Ave.
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© Edwin Torres
A Quranic teacher on his way to a mosque on Davidson Avenue to teach the Quran to a group of students enrolled in a summer study program.
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© Trevon Blondet
Tony, a 19-year-old Bronx resident, stands in front of a bodega near Jerome Avenue early on a Sunday morning. In his spare time he makes instrumental hip-hop beats and gives them out for free to up and coming emcees. He complains that the police frequently harass him.
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