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Covers:  city hall, law enforcement, fashion, crime, government, politics, shopping, police, criminal justice
Doesn't Cover: sports
just a cool auntie who makes cool things. Current gig: exec producer of @witnessdocs from @stitcher | Previous gigs: journo @usatoday, @weliveherestl, @tb_times

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Kameel Stanley’s Biography

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Kameel Stanley is a reporter at St. Louis Public Radio. She produces and co-hosts We Live Here, a podcast exploring race, class, poverty and power in the St. Louis region and beyond. Before moving to St. Louis in 2015, she worked in Florida for several years as a public affairs reporter at the Tampa Bay Times. There, she primarily covered city hall and public safety issues.

Kameel Stanley’s Journalist Portfolio

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Race, class, and the burden of proof

Race, class, and the burden of proof

We start Season 2 of We Live Here by exploring a concept we're calling "burden of proof." And we ask: Why is …

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Why wasn't race a priority before things unraveled at Mizzou?

Why wasn't race a priority before things unraveled at Mizzou?

This week's show started with a simple question we could not get out of our heads as we followed the recent s…

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How riding your bike can land you in trouble with the cops - if you're black

How riding your bike can land you in trouble with the cops - if you're black

If the tickets are any indication, Tampa residents must be the lousiest bicyclists in Florida. They don't use…

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Tensions hover over 'KKK' painted on St. Petersburg worker's vest

Tensions hover over 'KKK' painted on St. Petersburg worker's vest

ST. PETERSBURG - The long-sleeved shirt is orange, and stained with dirt and sweat and accusations. It's been…

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Questions surround MLK parade finances

Questions surround MLK parade finances

ST. PETERSBURG Whispers about the city's annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. parade and accompanying Battle of …

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Treating gun violence as a public health issue? Easier said than done

Treating gun violence as a public health issue? Easier said than done

The nationwide debate about gun control, mass shootings and violent crime was once again reignited in the wak…

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Articles

'An unbelievable chain of oppression': America's history of racism was a preexisting condition for COVID-19 Original

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By Alan Gomez, Wyatte Grantham-Philips Verified, Trevor Hughes Verified, Rick Jervis Verified, Rebecca Plevin Verified, Kameel Stanley Verified, Dennis Wagner Verified, Marco della Cava, Deborah Berry, Mark Nichols Verified
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DEADLY DISCRIMINATION In a six-part series, USA TODAY investigates how racist policies of the past and present have fueled high COVID-19 deaths in communities of color. Alan Gomez, Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Trevor Hughes, Rick Jervis, Rebecca Plevin, Kameel Stanley, Dennis Wagner, Marco della Cava, Deborah Barfield Berry, and Mark Nichols, USA TODAY Published 11:45 pm UTC Oct. 12, 2020 Updated 1:16 am UTC Oct.
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In New Jersey’s most segregated county, racism and coronavirus made a ‘vicious circle’ Original

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By Deborah Berry, Kameel Stanley Verified
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EAST ORANGE, N.J. – Angenetta Robinson shut her door, sat at the edge of her queen bed and stuck the thermometer under her tongue. It climbed to 99. Two hours later, it read 101, then 103. She last remembers 105. “I wasn't checking anymore because I was in La-la Land,’’ Robinson said. Then came visions of getting up each morning to go to a job she never had, talking to co-workers who didn’t exist. It felt real, but it wasn’t.
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'An unbelievable chain of oppression': America's history of racism was a preexisting condition for COVID-19

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By Alan Gomez, Wyatte Grantham-Philips Verified, Trevor Hughes Verified, Rick Jervis Verified, Rebecca Plevin Verified, Kameel Stanley Verified, Dennis Wagner Verified, Marco della Cava, Deborah Berry, Mark Nichols Verified
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In a six-part series, USA TODAY investigates how racist policies of the past and present have fueled high COVID-19 deaths in communities of color. Alan Gomez, Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Trevor Hughes, Rick Jervis, Rebecca Plevin, Kameel Stanley, Dennis Wagner, Marco della Cava, Deborah Barfield Berry, and Mark Nichols, USA TODAY A Louisiana pastor prays as his parishioners die, first from cancer and now from COVID-19.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Breaking-news reporter at the Tampa Bay Times. Before that, I interned at newspapers in Michigan, Florida and Washington, D.C.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Of course. What do you think I am? A novice?

How is social media changing news?

For better or worse, it has made the link between content producers and consumers more intimate, messy, interesting and weird.

Awards

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Finalist, American Society of Newspaper Editors

2016 - Dori J. Maynard Award for Diversity in Journalism

Celebrates journalism that overcomes ignorance, stereotypes, intolerance, racism or hate.

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1st Place, Florida Bar Media Award

2014 - Print

Given in recognition of outstanding journalism for a story or series that highlight the criminal justice system as it affects people in Florida.

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1st Place, Investigative Reporting, Florida Society of News Editors

2013 - Investigative, Journalism

Was part of a team of reporters who contributed to a series of stories about Florida's controversial "Stand Your Ground" law.

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CMU Young Journalist of the Year

2013 - Journalism

Given annually by the Central Michigan University journalism department to a young professional who distinguishes him or herself.

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