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    Ashley Lisenby

    Audio Journalist | Producer | Editor

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    Population growth and migration among Maryland and Virginia counties is causing county school boards to rethink how they draw new public school boundaries.

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    ProPublica Illinois collaboration, 2018

    The door is off its hinges in Farlon Wilson’s bathroom. Wilson said that’s an improvement from when she first moved in, when there was no bathroom door at all. She said she’s putting in work orders to fix the problems nearly every week.

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    Several months out of the year, Ugandan children travel with staff from the Hundreds of residents in Park Ridge Apartments in Ferguson are concerned about where they will live next month because of mass-eviction notices sent to them by the landlord in November.

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    'I dream': St. Louis child hopes city will do something about vacant properties

    Hundreds of vacant houses and lots in south St. Louis spurred one young advocate to say something about the issue in a big way.

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    Curious Louis: The future of St. Louis’ 'unofficial' Chinatown

    University City residents, business owners believe a new development proposal in University City could jeopardize the growing multicultural enclave there.

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    Rosalva Serrano worked with her family as a girl picking oranges, tomatoes, cucumbers and other vegetables and fruits in Florida, Georgia and other parts of the south.

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    Tamyka Brown was perfecting her shot. Her target sheet, riddled with bullet holes, showed she knows what she’s doing. When asked about her time on the gun range, Brown responded with a smile.

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    For three years Shante Duncan has facilitated The L.O.V.E. Project with freshman girls at Lafayette High School in Wildwood. She talks to the girls about school and anything else they want to share about their personal lives.

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    A St. Louis County non-profit helps families with kids who have developmental disabilities pay for summer sports and camps.

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    Fairmont City, less than 10 miles east of St. Louis, is the local community with the largest percentage of Latino resident.

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    Several months out of the year, Ugandan children travel with staff from the Watoto Ministries to cities around the world to share their stories of resilience.

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    D.C. Prepares For Possible Election Day Unrest

    There is no threat of violence at the moment, D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency Director Chris Rodriguez says. Yet, the District has increased safety measures just in case.
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    New Washington NFL Team President Wants To Engage Fans As Organization Faces Changes

    Jason Wright joins the team at a time when racial justice and the pandemic are shaping the franchise's future. He talks with WAMU's Esther Ciammachilli about what he plans to bring to Washington.
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    Black Mental Health: Images Of Police Killings Cause Stress, Trauma

    Aubrey Harrison is a therapist at D.C.'s WISE Center. He joins WAMU's All Things Considered Host Jonathan Wilson to talk about trauma and healing.
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    Washington-Area Woman Talks About Her Isolation After Testing Positive For COVID-19

    WAMU All Things Considered Host Jonathan Wilson talks with a woman in the region who tested positive for COVID-19, spent 11 days in the hospital and is in isolation at home.
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    D.C.'s Camera Program Shows Divide In Participation

    D.C. launched its Private Security Camera Incentive Program in 2016. WAMU's All Things Considered Host Jonathan Wilson discusses the program's advances and challenges with DCist's Clara Hendrickson.
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    The Pandemic Is Changing The Way Parents Celebrate Halloween

    WAMU's Jonathan Wilson talks with DCist freelance reporter Angela Haupt about how D.C. parents are finding new ways to pass out candy and safely celebrate the holiday.
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    Samuel L. Jackson gets personal about dementia in 'The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey'

     

    The afflictions of aging and the beauty of community are at the center of Samuel L. Jackson's latest project, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey.
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    Coming-of-age After 9/11

     

    Coming-of-age in post-9/11 Western society wasn’t easy for young Muslims. In this podcast conversation, Monitor journalists Husna Haq and Shafi Musaddique discuss the cultural progress and setbacks that shaped their views of country and self.
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    A Photojournalist In Ukraine Heads Toward Deadly Conflict To Humanize War

     

    Marcus Yam has been capturing harrowing images of the war in Ukraine, as he pulls long hours in the face of unpredictable and deadly attacks.
  • Online and Audio Stories

    Reporting focuses on disparities and inequity

    The inmate who died at St. Louis' Medium Security Institution (MSI) in August died of an accidental fentanyl overdose, the autopsy report shows.
     

    Lawyers and people who allege to have been victims of police misconduct during a series of protests in 2017 said they anticipate a federal grand jury indictment filed Thursday against four St. Louis police officers to lead to additional investigations.

     

    The Housing Authority of St. Louis County found water leaks, defective porches, bed bugs, and electrical issues among the problems at Park Ridge Apartments in Ferguson over the last three years.

     

    The St. Louis County Council voted Tuesday to conduct an independent investigation of the county police department following allegations of misconduct connected with MetroLink patrols.

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    U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, says lawmakers cannot afford to ignore the environmental impacts of rising temperatures.

    The message of former Starbucks Chief Executive Howard Schultz is clear: Americans are tired of partisan politics.

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    A federal judge has barred the Ferguson-Florissant School District from conducting school board elections, ruling that the current political process is stacked against African-American voters.

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    A New York Times' story about the guardians at Manatee School For the Arts in Palmetto had locals buzzing with conversation on social media pages for days.

    University City Council members discussed Monday creating a database of hate crime offenders. Councilman Rod Jennings said the proposal he is sponsoring began taking shape months ago when he spoke with lawmakers in other states. He said he believed the database, similar to a sex crimes registry, would help keep people safe.

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    Some residents say they are skeptical of the city’s plan to include community input in the selection of the next police chief.

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    Ed Izenstark inherited Huntington’s disease from his biological father, but he only found out after the fatal nerve disorder began to show itself and after months of frustrating and costly efforts to learn more about his origins.

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    A crowd instantly formed around Ronald Seaman when they saw what he could do.

    The masked man with pointy ears jutting up from the side of his helmet rolled his wheelchair into the lobby of the Robert W. Saunders Public Library, dressed head-to-toe in black and gold armor, holding a fake weapon with a pseudo-spear attached.

    A state audit of Wellston found gross mismanagement of city money since 2012. Missouri auditor Nicole Galloway gave the city a poor rating after assessing issues involving financial reporting dating to fiscal year 2013. The audit began in August 2015.

     

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    A lawyer would have to be present when police question juveniles younger than 15 in murder or sex offense investigations under a measure Illinois lawmakers are considering that seeks to eliminate false confessions.

    After more than three decades behind bars for crimes he says he didn’t commit and prosecutors admit he didn’t get a fair trial on, Andrew Wilson made it back to Florissant this month for a much-longed-for reunion with his mother.

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  • Awards

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    PRINDI Second Place, Best Collaborative Effort

    Grass Roots Approach Boosted Black Voters' Turnout In Primary-What About Midterms?

    After the August primaries, it’s clear many people — young, black and progressive — played a major role in helping former Ferguson Councilman Wesley Bell defeat incumbent St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch in the Democratic race.

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    Finalist, 2018 Excellence in poverty journalism

    Inside the Workhouse: Conditions, treatment and time served remain under scrutiny

    A pending lawsuit against one of two jails in St. Louis alleges conditions at the Medium Security Institution are inhumane conditions, including mold and rodents.

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    Nomination, 2019 Excellence in poverty journalism

    Progress v. Backlash: What happened when hundreds of our Ferguson neighbors got phony eviction notices this fall

    IN THIS EPISODE (We Live Here)… Just before Thanksgiving, a housing crisis popped up in the infamous St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Mo. The county housing authority had stepped in to demand repairs from a property management company officials deemed substandard and even dangerous.

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