Dante Miller
Community Engagement ProducerDante Miller joined WFAE as a Report for America Corps Member in 2020 as part of a unique partnership with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library and Digital Public Library of America. Her work allows her to use radio, online stories, Wikipedia entries and events to meet the community's news and information needs.
Prior to becoming a corps member for Report for America, she was a reporter for QCityMetro and Charlotte Media Group. She's an alumna from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and received her Bachelor's of Science in Journalism and Mass Communication August 2017.
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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. -
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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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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There's a 12-year difference in the life expectancy of people who live in the ZIP codes that house the Grier Heights Community Center and the Mint Museum's Randolph Road location, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. The neighborhoods are just a three-minute drive apart. We take a deeper look and ask local and national experts about the social drivers of health and how those factors impact life expectancy.
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We're talking about the latest on the situation in Afghanistan, the new bipartisan infrastructure bill, learning how the census data will affect North Carolina's redistricting and reviewing President Biden's administration.
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On Monday, the Charlotte City Council is scheduled to vote on a new nondiscrimination ordinance. It would provide legal protection for the LGBTQ community and people who wear natural, textured hairstyles. This has been a long-awaited step after five years without local LGBTQ protections after North Carolina's House Bill 2 prevented it. We take a deeper look to see how the new ordinance could affect Charlotte.
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The CDC eviction moratorium ended July 31. It was the last extension for people who are behind on their rent because of the coronavirus pandemic. We'll talk to housing advocates to see what resources are available to assist renters, how evictions have affected communities of color, and what we can expect from the moratorium ending.
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The recent strain that America’s utility grid felt from winter weather in Texas and record heat in the Pacific Northwest put new attention on the country’s utility infrastructure, and its resilience in the face of climate change.
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Daniel (D.W.) Williams, a Charlotte resident, was known nationally for having one of the longest marriages in the nation died July 1. He was married to his wife, Willie, for nearly 84 years. He is survived by his wife, daughter Alice Erin and his granddaughter Brenda (B.J.) Williams-Greene. He was 104.
