Michelle Tyrene Johnson
Associate ProducerMichelle Tyrene Johnson comes from KCUR 89.3, Kansas City, Missouri’s NPR member station. A native of Kansas City, Kansas, Michelle has been a newspaper reporter, an employment attorney, a diversity and inclusion speaker, a columnist and is an award-winning playwright. She is an author of three books about diversity and one book about her grandmother. As a 2019 Pulitzer Center grantee, Michelle traveled to Dakar, Senegal, Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Memphis, Tennessee to cover how cities around the world have honored the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Michelle received her degree in journalism from the University of Kansas, her law degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and is pursuing her MFA in Playwriting at Spalding University.
Email Michelle at mjohnson@lpm.org.
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The global pandemic has lessened, but not gone away. Now what? -
Betting advice for the Kentucky Derby and Oaks, and a new poem that responds to a controversial state song.
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A shortage of foster parents in Kentucky is taxing the system and affecting children who need homes.
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We examined the rise in teen suicides over the past decade and how we can better support young people in crisis.
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Despite the occasional cold snaps, the weather reminds us that it's springtime — time to sow the seeds of success in our gardens.
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A deeper look at Kentucky Senate Bill 150 and other measures that limit the rights of trans children.
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This month, "madness" is a good thing, as people get ready for the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments.
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We discuss with sleep experts how to get those 40 winks and what happens to our health and productivity when we don't.
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Experts talk about the workplace trends and dynamics that influence what makes people leave jobs and what makes employees stay at their version of 9-to-5.
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How the Jan. 6th insurrection, continued 2020 election denial, and other political news creates challenges for educators teaching civics.
