Michelle Tyrene Johnson
Race, Identity, & Culture ReporterMichelle is a reporter covering race, identity and culture and is an assistant talk show producer.
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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Max Deweese, a 99-year-old veteran of World War II, has received two Purple Heart medals. He can add the new coronavirus to his list of challenges bested. -
Scientists test wastewater to determine where the coronavirus has spread, the pandemic affects operations and visitation at Leavenworth National Cemetery, a 99-year-old WWII veteran beats COVID-19, Kansas relaxes guidelines for meatpacking workers with COVID-19 contact, and the commencement speech of a valedictorian of Oak Park High School. -
Missouri's tourist destinations prepare for Memorial Day weekend, coronavirus safety measures for independent senior apartment facilities, high school yearbook staffs pivot to incorporate COVID-19 challenges, and the commencement speech of a valedictorian of Lincoln College Preparatory Academy. -
Seniors citizens can get cut off from family and routine under quarantine, but there are ways to minimize isolation and encourage healthy socialization. -
"Everything I do is sort of born out of trauma," says Dylan Mortimer, who hopes a new series can "transform something that is seemingly hopeless into something hopeful." -
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. -
One Kansas City, Kansas, restaurant stopped receiving shipments of fresh meat, but some food distributors are seeing demand surge as major meatpackers have been forced to cut production. -
Johnson County's top health official discusses who should get tested for COVID-19, major sports leagues propose adjustments to their season schedules, barbecue joints and meat distributors are dealing with a meat shortage, and a Kansas musician sings the stay-at-home blues. -
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. -
Melinda Henneberger joined the Kansas City Star's editorial board at a time when many newspapers where cutting back on opinion writing.
