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June 14, 2016

Photos: Colorful self-expression at the Odunde Festival

The annual celebration turns 41

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Vladimir Adrien and Dominique Gray, left, and Shahadah Abdullah with her son.

Philadelphia's annual Odunde Festival, which just celebrated its 41st year, is the country's largest African-American street festival. Thousands of festivalgoers showed up and showed off on South Street on Sunday, sporting gorgeous traditional African textiles and hairstyles, as well as expressing their own personal modern style. 

This gallery shows just a fraction of all the beautiful faces and styles that graced Odunde 2016.

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Tyonna Jenkins, left, and Russel Spade.


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Nia Nadira, left, and Maima Kamara.


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Coco Burrison, left, and Danielle Vann.


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Ynoh-Tipoteh Harris, left, and Shirmina Smith.


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Quinton Russ aka Q.Three, left, and Bri Steves.


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Favian Sutton, left, and Da Yota.


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Ivy Lloyd, left, and Moet Brady.


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David Jones, left, and 'OG Mr. Matt.'


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Kingsley and Alex Ibeneche, left, and Cara Jacques, Jasmine Larmond and Nicole Howard.


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Brian Mcclinton, left, and Rod Sewell.


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Fabian Thompson, left, and Radiya Dior.


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