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"textContent": "Dalston, described by City Splash founder Ben Ryan as a “staunch” neighbourhood to grow up in, was home to the Caribbean-led cultural infrastructure that helped to shape his understanding of community. He speaks fondly of the record shops spilling sound onto Ridley Road Market on a Saturday; the café inside Centerprise, the Black bookshop his mum worked at part-time, and the Hackney Downs “all-dayers” that brought heavy sound systems andhellip;\n\nread more raquo;\n\n\n\n",
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