Marissanne Lewis-Thompson
Marissanne Lewis-Thompson joined the KRCU team in November 2015 as a feature reporter. She was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri where she grew up watching a lot documentaries on PBS, which inspired her to tell stories. In May 2015, she graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Journalism degree in Convergence Journalism. Marissanne comes to KRCU from KBIA, where she worked as a reporter, producer and supervising editor while covering stories on arts and culture, education and diversity.
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St. Louis faith leaders are opposing a bill making its way through the Senate that would allow guns in houses of worship. They say churches are safe spaces that should continue to be gun-free zones.
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A week after the Minneapolis jury’s verdict, Black people in the St. Louis region are struggling to reconcile a brief moment of relief with painful reminders that police continue to use deadly force against Black people. They’re also seeking ways to heal from generational trauma — through therapy, yoga, meditation and spending time outdoors.
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A bill in the Missouri legislature would allow people to carry concealed weapons on public transit.
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Starting Monday, Metro Transit will use a new antimicrobial technology to reduce the spread of bacteria, viruses and other germs on its transit systems. Its maintenance crews will use a fogging device to create a protective barrier on surfaces that lasts for 30 days.
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Paul Mensah, a Black chemical engineer and vice president of Bioprocess Research and Development group at Pfizer in St. Louis, led a team of scientists, engineers and technicians to develop Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.
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Churches in the St. Louis region are rethinking Ash Wednesday in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Some churches are skipping ashes altogether, while others will have parishioners put on their own ashes.
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Habitat for Neighborhood Business, a St. Louis nonprofit has helped entrepreneurs of color stay in business during the coronavirus pandemic. The nonprofit matches entrepreneurs with professional mentors and students from the Chaifetz School of Business at Saint Louis University who do an assessment of their business.
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Arrey Obenson is the new president and CEO of the International Institute of St. Louis. He's taking over the role after Anna Crosslin announced her retirement from the nonprofit.
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President Joe Biden has signed a slew of executive actions to reverse a series of Trump-era anti-immigration policies.
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Renew STL Solar, a group buy program, launched this month to help St. Louis building owners install solar in order to lower energy costs and reduce emissions.