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Ray West, Kanye West's dad was one of AJC's first black photojournalists

Kanye West
By Fiza Pirani
May 2, 2018

Did you know that Ray West—Kanye West's father—was one of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's first black photojournalists?

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Some of his iconic work from the 1970s and 80s includes photos of President Ronald Reagan in 1983, a portrait of poet, novelist and civil rights activist Maya Angelou, photos of the Rev. Ralph David Abernathy and many more.

Browse through some of his work in the video above.

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Fiza Pirani is an Atlanta-based freelance writer and editor.

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