Michelle Tyrene Johnson
Michelle is a reporter covering race and culture for KCUR and also is part of a Diversity Initiative project that produces audio storytelling with reporters in St. Louis, Hartford, Conn. and Portland, Ore.
As a fourth-generation Kansas City, Kansas native and resident, Michelle has been a newspaper reporter, an employment attorney, a diversity and inclusion speaker, a columnist and is a local and national playwright. She is an author of three books about diversity and one book about her grandmother.
Michelle received her degree in journalism from the University of Kansas and her law degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia, but bleeds red and blue all day, every day.
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Experts give advice on how white people can be good allies during racial unrest, and how a black female comedian finds humor during trying times.
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A check-in on the the well-being of nurses working through the pandemic, incarcerated folks say health and safety recommendations are being ignored in Kansas prisons, and how a smartphone app could ease the labor of tracking positive COVID-19 cases.
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A sociological perspective on large gatherings over Memorial Day weekend at the Lake of the Ozarks and elsewhere, and the pandemic's impact on summer sports for children and student athletes.
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The status of COVID-19 testing in Clay County, Missouri, a primer on antibodies and if they protect against coronavirus, how the pandemic could renew a classic movie-viewing experience, and the last two in our series of high school valedictorian speeches.
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The impacts of social isolation on elders separated from family during COVID-19, political reporters analyze the Missouri General Session, the creator of an art exhibit around masks, and the sounds of one weekly parade lifting a neighborhood's spirits.
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How Johnson County, Kansas, traces COVID-19 contacts, ensuring the safe return of Missouri workers, the Food Critics' takeout favorites, and voice messages of hope.
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How Johnson County, Kansas, traces COVID-19 contacts, ensuring the safe return of Missouri workers, the Food Critics' takeout favorites, and voice messages of hope.
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One rural Kansas town's response to COVID-19, the Kansas City Zoo without foot traffic, moving strangers from your personal space, and a not so solitary run
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Pandemic troubles for meat producers and packers, how those living on their own can maintain social health, Kansas City brewers work to stay afloat, and a Grandview High School junior gets a surprise celebration.
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Kansas City, Missouri, mayor explains his plan to reopen the city, Kansas Labor Secretary on backlog of unemployment claims, how to get a proper night's sleep during COVID-19, and a musical bonding while staying at home.