FAQ City
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Through WFAE's partnership with Novant Health Foundation, "Advancing Maternal Health Equity" explores all aspects of birth equity and talk about what needs to be done to improve infant and maternal health.
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Through WFAE's partnership with Novant Health Foundation, "Advancing Maternal Health Equity" will explore all aspects of birth equity and talk about what needs to be done to improve infant and maternal health.
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When Fonda Bryant, founder and CEO of Wellness Action Recovery, was told that there were suicides at a parking deck, Bryant immediately took to action. As a suicide survivor, Bryant knows how many people who have thoughts of suicide are feeling — alone.
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Thank you for viewing our Feb. 28 conversation, “EQUALibrium Live: The Power of Storytelling.” We hope you learned more about storytelling! Stay tuned for what more the artists have in store in the future.
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In honor of Black History Month we will host a community-centered 'songversation'. It will feature a historian to share the importance of Black storytelling, a griot, spoken word artist and musicians.
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A public conversation about disability. Is Charlotte an accessible city for those with disabilities? Do we even know what that would look like? We bring together some folks who do and find out.
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For the next EQUALibrium public conversation, we will sit down with disability local advocates and city officials to learn what is being done to make Charlotte more accessible for everyone.
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A look at the growing impact and influence of Latinos on the Charlotte Area. The Hispanic population in the state is exploding — up 40% in the last decade with more than 170,000 people in Mecklenburg County alone. This growth is reshaping Charlotte and benefitting the area in many different ways. But this community also has needs that should be addressed. We take a closer look in a special conversation.
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In honor of Hispanic Heritage month, we are hosting a public conversation celebrating the immense growth of the Latino population and discussing how this has affected Charlotte currently and in the future.
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After three years of waiting, the Charlotte Pride Festival and Parade has returned. The event makes its way to uptown this Saturday, Aug. 20, and Sunday, Aug. 21.
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In this episode, we talk about the importance of having therapists who can address cultural, gender, identity or other needs.
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In this episode, we look at how religion and spirituality can work with mental health services to improve a person's well-being.
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A new exhibit at the Charlotte Museum of History shines a light on the story Rosenwald Schools, which were crucial to Black education in the South. The exhibit features photographs, and the museum is continuing its work of restoring a Rosenwald School in Charlotte, the Siloam School.
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Patrick Orciani was researching his family's history online when he learned that he was the great-great-great-grandson of Capt. James Williams, an African American militia leader and formerly enslaved man in York County, South Carolina.
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Charlotte now has a new talk show, "Bridge Builder Conversations." It's a nine-part video series hosted by Dae-Lee Arrington, where community leaders like Hugh McColl and Harvey B. Gantt share their unfiltered thoughts and explore the opportunities to build bridges across racial and socioeconomic differences.
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Between the winter weather, holiday shopping and the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the holiday season continues to be a difficult time for many families in the Charlotte area. To assist those in need, we’ve compiled this list of organizations that offer housing or food support, rent or utility assistance, and additional services.
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On Nov. 15, members of the Retire the Red Raider coalition and the Metrolina Native American Association held a demonstration in Gaston County to call for South Point High to retire its Red Raider mascot. We hear from people who want the mascot gone and learn why such mascots can be harmful to Native Americans.
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Americans with a bachelor’s degree are doing OK, but people without one are getting sicker. Why? We talk with a couple of experts and a medical professional to learn why and how having a higher education can greatly impact your quality of life.
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This week, we revisit our series The Price We Pay, taking a deep dive each day into different aspects of the complicated issue of health care costs and its effect on us all. Today, we talk about how where you live can impact your life expectancy.
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We sit down with tribal members and advocates for Native Americans to discuss how the American Indian community has fared during the coronavirus pandemic.
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How the city of Charlotte became the city it is today and the impact our history still has on contemporary residents.
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Black women in North Carolina are two times more likely to die from complications in pregnancy. Additionally, according to the CDC, Black women are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related issues than white women. We talk to advocates and ask why that's happening and whether doulas and midwives help.
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Kitty Garner, founder of the nonprofit The LoveBolt, has died. She's described as a true renaissance woman. A few of close friends shared a few kind words about her.
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We're continuing the conversation about being Black in America and how systemic racism continues to harm African Americans and all communities in this country. This is an unfiltered, honest discussion that happened after our previous conversation, and we're sharing pieces of that conversation with you.