Fanta Kaba is from the South Bronx and is a junior at Beacon High School, where she is co-president of the Women of Color Club and Live Poets Society. She loves playing basketball and writing for her school’s newspaper. When she isn’t writing, she’s reading books and writing poetry. She is passionate about amplifying voices through journalism. After high school, she plans to major in journalism or English.
Fanta Kaba appears in the following:
Why NYC’s Move to Privatize Public Housing Could Impact the Rest of the Country
Monday, December 18, 2023
How a controversial plan is changing the way public housing operates — and leaving some unsure of their future.
Radio Rookies 2023: Changes Coming to Public Housing
Friday, September 15, 2023
Radio Rookie Fanta Kaba shares her story on how her family found stability in a NYCHA apartment and residents wariness around NYCHA's privatization plan, PACT.
A Bronx teen grapples with a controversial plan for NYCHA apartments
Friday, September 15, 2023
For Fanta Kaba, living in NYCHA means stability. But now, a controversial plan is changing the way public housing operates. Fanta sets out to find out what this plan means for residents.
