Footage of an event held by Bedford Stuyvesant Youth in Action, Inc.

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Film footage of an event held by Bedford Stuyvesant Youth in Action, Inc. It consists of a single reel of 16mm black-and-white acetate film and features multiple performances conducted by members of Bed-Stuy Youth in Action in front of an audience on a residential street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. The performances consist of fashion, dance, and music. The film also features shots of the crowd and artwork on display. The film opens with a group of about half dozen youth standing on an elevated stage with an audience in front of them. A band is seated to the lefthand side of the stage facing the audience. A large sign hangs on the building behind the stage with the name of YIA. The young people on stage are all dressed in formal clothes and put on a fashion show shortly thereafter.

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