Dana Amihere
Founder Executive Director at AfroLA
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Top SchoolDana Amihere is a founder, data journalist, and web developer with 11 years of experience crafting immersive, solutions-focused storytelling that centers Los Angeles’ Black and vulnerable communities. As Executive Director of AfroLA and owner of Code Black Media, she builds data-driven visualizations and interactive news products that prioritize equity, accessibility, and accountability. Dana has a strong teaching pedigree—lecturing at UC Berkeley, USC Annenberg, and multiple universities—where she retooled curricula for remote learning and emphasized hands-on, solution-oriented reporting. Her newsroom experience spans data editing and interactive roles at KPCC/LAist, The Dallas Morning News, and The Baltimore Sun, pairing investigative rigor with modern web design. Fluent in turning complex datasets into clear public-facing narratives, she blends journalism, design, and development to make civic information both actionable and human-centered.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Maryland, College ParkBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy, English, Spanish, Photography, cum laude, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy, English, Spanish, Photography, cum laude at Wesleyan College
Spanish
Github Skills (17)
data-journalism10
walkthrough9
media9
nodejs8
journalism7
data-entry5
static-site-generator5
django5
web-application4
refinement4
python4
yeoman2
economy1
dmn1
yeoman-generator1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
write-this-way/practical-js-data-viz
Mar 2016 - Mar 2016
Contributions:17 commits, 16 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
baltimore-sun-data/Sun-Trends
Feb 2015 - Feb 2015
Contributions:50 pushes, 3 branches in 6 days
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