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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There's a growing concern over inflation, which has been on the rise during the pandemic. Is it here to stay?
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We will sit down with community activists in the Charlotte area and have a conversation about being Black in America and how systemic racism is engrained in the United States.
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A group of 24 Southeastern mayors recently asked Congress to act on clean energy laws. Initiatives from local and federal levels are being proposed to tackle environmental concerns.
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Shopping habits are changing and that means retailers and shopping malls are going out of business with the loss of thousands of jobs. But what does this mean for Charlotte shoppers?
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On the night of Sept 7, a sleeping 3-year-old boy was shot and killed after 150 rounds of bullets were shot into his home, police said. Two days earlier, a 16-year-old also lost his life to gun violence; a 14-year-old was arrested for that homicide. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police suspect these cases are connected and have ties to area high schools. Local activists and violence experts join us to discuss how teens are getting guns, and what can be done to prevent the deadly violence.
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The Center for Public Integrity recently found that Black students and students with disabilities are more likely to be referred to law enforcement.
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Can religion and science coexist? Former Gov. James Martin thinks so. His book "Revelation Through Science," which looks at the relationship between religion and science, has recently been revised. He talks about how faith and science can support one another and how religion and politics have affected science research.
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The 2020 census tells us our population is growing — but we already knew that. So how do we handle future growth and keep commute times reasonable? We look at what the city is considering when it comes to transportation, as well as our current options and how they might expand.
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This week on “Charlotte Talks,” we’re going to continue to take a deeper look at WFAE’s health care series The Price We Pay and ask these questions: Why do we spend so much on care, and could hospital price transparency help with these costs?
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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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Like many cities, Charlotte is divided along racial and socioeconomic lines. Those divisions developed over time, but not necessarily in the time period you might think.
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Misinformation about COVID-19 is running rampant on social media and its viral spread has had consequences. We talk to health professionals about their fight to contain the flood of misinformation about the coronavirus.