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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Kansas City Star columnist Melinda Henneberger talks about being a Pulitzer Prize finalist, screenwriter Kevin Wilmott shares recommendations on what to stream while stuck at home, how and whether to do romance and dating in the age of COVID-19, and one Kansas City neighborhood salutes health care workers.
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A polite request or 'That's close enough!' Two approaches to deal with those who ignore COVID-19 safe practices.
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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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Living under stay-at-home restrictions is hard enough. For many who have to do so alone, the lack of social interaction can strain the situation further.
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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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Worries about the coronavirus can make it tough to get a good night’s sleep.
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Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas discusses his "soft opening" plan to get nonessential businesses running again in Kansas City, Missouri
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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.
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Kansas City's non-emergency dispatchers handle between 700 and 800 calls a day related to the ongoing pandemic.
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How owners and pets are adjusting to more time at home, what calls 311 dispatchers are fielding during the pandemic and journalists' approach to safely reporting the coronavirus.