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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Tracie Berry-McGhee, a licensed therapist and founder of the I Define Me Movement, created the I Define Me Wellness Mobile to reach more girls where they are. The delivery truck-size Wellness Mobile is giving girls of color a safe space to express themselves.
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The Disabled American Veterans Transportation Network needs more drivers to help meet the needs of veterans in the region. The nonprofit provides free transportation for veterans to take them to their doctor's appointments.
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Faith Groups In St. Louis Region Continue Virtual And Social Distanced Services As COVID Cases SpikeCoronavirus cases continue to surge in the St. Louis metropolitan area. St. Louis County released new restrictions to help curb the spike, including a 25% occupancy limit on religious services.
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There’s an ongoing effort to help Black communities that are more impacted by the coronavirus. Faith and For the Sake of All is teaming up with Care S-T-L Health to provide free COVID-19 testing and flu shots at churches in north St. Louis city and county.
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As Election Day nears, advocates say they'll be on the watch for voter intimidation and other issues that may affect voters of color. We have a breakdown of the issues here, as well as resources voters can use.
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The general election is a little more than a month away. In the midst of the rhetoric, TV ads and distant rallies, some young Black people are preparing to vote in their very first presidential election.
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The Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center is the most recent facility in the Missouri Department of Corrections to see a spike in cases, currently with 198 inmates at the Bonne Terre facility testing positive for COVID-19.
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The Archdiocese of St. Louis welcomed its 10th archbishop on Tuesday in a ceremony at the Cathedral Basilica. Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski replaces Robert Carlson, who is retiring after holding the position for more than a decade.
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One of the Lemp Brewery buildings, condemned in 2003, partially collapsed Sunday morning.
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As the clock winds down to the general election, churches in the region are working to make the voting process easier.