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Esther Dina Valle
2022 Charmaine McKissick-Melton Communications Fellow
Esther Dina Valle served as the 2022 intern at Faith & Leadership while pursuing a bachelor’s degree in mass communication with a concentration in broadcast media at North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina. She is an active member of the Central News team at NCCU and also interns for WTVD ABC News 11 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Interviews by Esther Dina Valle:
Louise Hansen: Animals play a part in our spiritual lives
Russell Pierce: Affordable housing is part of a more just world
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