Author Bio

Candace Dantes

Candace Dantes

Candace Dantes is a fourth-generation cowgirl and award-winning journalist based in the Georgia Black Belt region. Raised on her great-grandparents’ cattle farm outside of Milledgeville, Georgia, Candace’s family still owns and stewards centennial farmland. Currently, the print-to-digital content creator serves as marketing and communications manager of national not-for-profit organization Outdoor Afro; project manager for U.S. Department of Agriculture research grant Black Farmers’ Network; and brand ambassador for Wrangler and Justin Boots to help change the narrative of Black people’s contributions to the American West and American South storylines.

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