Denise Hollinshed

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Denise Hollinshed is a storyteller for the Before Ferguson Beyond Ferguson project. She served as a crime reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for 21 years until retiring in 2019. She specialized in writing stories that went beyond crime to examining root causes, such as poverty and the social determinants of health. In recent years, she carried a camera to add photos and videography to her reporting.