I grew up in the DC area but didn’t move to the city until around 1999, so I most definitely missed the glory days of DC #hardcore. Looking back at books like Banned In DC, I was always confused about why I was always the only black kid at shows (or maybe one of two) when it seemed like the DC scene of the 80s was pretty diverse. Since everyone already knows about Bad Brains, I focused on lesser known #BlackPunks from DC like Shawn Brown (Dag Nasty, Swiz) and Bubba Dupree (Void). This is from issue 5 of #ShotgunSeamstress. #punk #zines

I grew up in the DC area but didn’t move to the city until around 1999, so I most definitely missed the glory days of DC #hardcore. Looking back at books like Banned In DC, I was always confused about why I was always the only black kid at shows (or maybe one of two) when it seemed like the DC scene of the 80s was pretty diverse. Since everyone already knows about Bad Brains, I focused on lesser known #BlackPunks from DC like Shawn Brown (Dag Nasty, Swiz) and Bubba Dupree (Void). This is from issue 5 of #ShotgunSeamstress. #punk #zines