Aboubacar Kantè (@birokante) 's Twitter Profile
Aboubacar Kantè

@birokante

Photojournalist work in @nytimes @bloomberg @nbcnews contact:[email protected]

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Proud Boys Chair Enrique Tarrio sentenced to 155 days in jail over misdemeanor charges stemming from his desecration of a BLM flag at a historic Black church in DC, and bringing high capacity magazines into DC prior to Jan. 6. He has two weeks to turn himself in.

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Thank you Nieman Lab for recognizing @WriteGavinWrite's writing on Atlanta's "water boys" in Canopy Atlanta (@canopyatl.bsky.social), as well as his care for his subject, Baby D. More: bit.ly/3C3g6iW ICYMI, read Gavin's award-winning piece with photos by Aboubacar Kantè today⬇️ canopyatlanta.org/west-end/water…

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“But if we raise the minimum wage then burgers will get too expensive.” 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

Canopy Atlanta (@canopyatl.bsky.social) (@canopyatl) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Last year, we interviewed West End artists on adapting to the Covid-19 era and a changing neighborhood, which has influenced everything from Pearl Cleage’s novels to Melissa Alexander’s photographs, T. Lang’s choreography and Kebbi Williams’ blue note. canopyatlanta.org/west-end/arts/

Canopy Atlanta (@canopyatl.bsky.social) (@canopyatl) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As mayoral candidates debate policies for Atlanta's "water boys," read our award-winning story that changed the conversation, by Gavin Godfrey and Aboubacar Kantè in 2020's West End Issue. canopyatlanta.org/west-end/water…

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From the West End Issue: Photographer Dustin Chambers followed multiple West End families and documented how parents and kids were making it work during the pandemic. canopyatlanta.org/west-end/onlin…

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Claims of Travis Scott leaving his former associate Shane Morris while he was having a seizure resurface amid #ASTROFEST controversy.

Claims of Travis Scott leaving his former associate Shane Morris while he was having a seizure resurface amid #ASTROFEST controversy.
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Your donations allow us to train & equip Atlanta residents to report on the stories that serve their communities. “Canopy definitely has opened up a lot of doors for me,” West End Fellow and photographer Aboubacar Kante told CJR: existential.cjr.org/who/canopy-atl… canopyatlanta.org/donate/

Your donations allow us to train & equip Atlanta residents to report on the stories that serve their communities. “Canopy definitely has opened up a lot of doors for me,” West End Fellow and photographer Aboubacar Kante told CJR: existential.cjr.org/who/canopy-atl…  
canopyatlanta.org/donate/
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Late last year Jewel Wicker, @WriteGavinWrite, and I sat down to talk about a collab with Atlanta Civic Circle + Capital B Atlanta. Here it is, our first story together, written by Tammy Joyner, photos by Aboubacar Kante: atlanta.capitalbnews.org/a-renewed-hope…

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Passed last March, Georgia's law requires identification for mail-in voting, makes it illegal to take food or water to voters waiting in line, and allows state election officials to take over the administration of county elections. nbcnews.com/politics/elect… via @nbcnews

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'We're very concerned': Black voters fear changes to Georgia voting laws. Many voting rights organizations are trying to address concerns ahead of the primaries and the midterm elections: Janelle Fiona Griffith, NBC News nbcnews.com/politics/elect…

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"They kept moving the needle." In 2020, lenders approved 70% of Black homeowners looking to refinance their mortgages – the lowest rate among any race or ethnicity. One major lender even rejected more Black homeowners than it approved. bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-… Bloomberg

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For all you WS trolls this is not about income, or credit score. Wells Fargo denied Microsoft engineer Mauise Ricard’s refinance application, even though he has a credit score north of 800. Photographer: Aboubacar Kante/Bloomberg

For all you WS trolls this is not about income, or credit score. <a href="/WellsFargo/">Wells Fargo</a> denied Microsoft engineer Mauise Ricard’s refinance application, even though he has a credit score north of 800. 
Photographer: Aboubacar Kante/Bloomberg