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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Community leaders and mentors in the Black community discuss what fatherhood means to them, and what they have learned from their experiences as a father. -
Margaret Alexander, affectionately called "Mother Margaret," died in her sleep last Friday at the age of 97. Her son Kelly Alexander Jr. talks about her legacy.
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On May 23, Mecklenburg County Commissioner Ella Scarborough died at 75. Scarborough was the first Black woman elected to the city council. She later became the first Black woman to run for Charlotte mayor and the U.S Senate in North Carolina.
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Friends and family said their final goodbyes to clothing designer Cary Mitchell on Friday at Victory Christian Center Dome in Charlotte. Mitchell, who was known for his custom clothing designs in this region and beyond, died on April 2.
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7-0-4 The Culture Fest is a free one-day event on April 2 where Black creatives in the area can showcase their talents. People can expect to see music, fashion, films, games and comedy from local talent. Sixteen vendors, including two food trucks, will be at the festival.
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Three buildings in the former Brooklyn neighborhood were reborn into the Brooklyn Collective where small businesses, nonprofits and local artists come together to serve the community.
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Eight years ago, Charlotte ranked 50 out of 50 in an upward mobility study from Harvard University. Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles and others join host Mary C. Curtis to discuss upward mobility — the good, the not so good and what still needs to be done.
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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.
