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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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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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.
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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.