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Art Director and Illustrator

LA Johnson is an art director and illustrator at NPR. She joined in 2014 and has a BFA from The Savannah College of Art and Design.

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The Women Behind the Montgomery Bus Boycott
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The Women Behind the Montgomery Bus Boycott

We've heard about Rosa Parks and her crucial role in the Montgomery bus boycott. But Parks was just one of many women who organized for years. In this episode, those women tell their own story.

The Women Behind the Montgomery Bus Boycott

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COMIC: How living on Mars time taught me to slow down
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COMIC: How living on Mars time taught me to slow down

NASA engineer Nagin Cox lives on Earth but works on Mars time, where days are longer and time works differently. Her work with the rovers has entirely changed the way she thinks about time on Earth.

COMIC: How living on Mars time taught me to slow down

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COMIC: One Sioux chef's attempt to reclaim Native American cuisine
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COMIC: One Sioux chef's attempt to reclaim Native American cuisine

When it comes to North American cuisine, Indigenous foods don't typically come to mind. Chef Sean Sherman is changing that by serving food that celebrates and preserves his ancestors' Lakota cooking.

COMIC: One Sioux chef's attempt to reclaim Native American cuisine

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Wondering what to wear? This visual guide will help you cultivate your personal style

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Wondering what to wear? This visual guide will help you cultivate your personal style

Fashion may not have been at the top of your priority list over the last two years. If you're ready to shake the dust off, here's advice from the experts — from purging your closet to taking fashion risks in a way that feels true to you.

Wondering what to wear? This visual guide will help you cultivate your personal style

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COMIC: How a computer scientist fights bias in algorithms

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COMIC: How a computer scientist fights bias in algorithms

Computer scientist Joy Buolamwini is on a mission to fight bias in algorithms. In this comic, Buolamwini discusses the way biased algorithms can lead to real world inequality — and what we can do.

COMIC: How a computer scientist fights bias in algorithms

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COMIC: Heartbreak can literally break your heart!
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COMIC: Heartbreak can literally break your heart!

Cardiologist Sandeep Jauhar has been obsessed with the heart ever since he was young. He's seen firsthand how trauma, heartbreak, and grief can impact our hearts in shocking ways.

COMIC: Heartbreak can literally break your heart!

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COMIC: How to be single
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COMIC: How to be single

In a world that wants everyone partnered up, this comic by Meghan Keane and LA Johnson offers tips from the experts on how to find peace with singleness and live a full life on your own terms.

COMIC: How to be single

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She's Been Teaching For 18 Years. She Says This Year Is Her Most Stressful Yet

Before classes begin for the day, elementary music teacher Penelope Quesada gathers her most commonly used cleaning supplies and places them around the classroom in places of convenience. Natosha Via for NPR hide caption

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She's Been Teaching For 18 Years. She Says This Year Is Her Most Stressful Yet

What does an elementary school classroom look like right now? Photojournalist Natosha Via spent the day with one Louisville music teacher as she adjusted masks and sanitized xylophone mallets.

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COMIC: Director Jon M. Chu's long journey from home videos to 'In The Heights'
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COMIC: Director Jon M. Chu's long journey from home videos to 'In The Heights'

Hollywood director Jon M. Chu got his start splicing VHS tapes of home videos, but it took him two decades — and acceptance of his cultural identity — to realize what stories he really wanted to tell.

COMIC: Director Jon M. Chu's long journey from home videos to 'In The Heights'

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COMIC: He Knew His First Year Teaching Would Be A Whirlwind. Then Came The Pandemic

"They say your first year is always the hardest or the craziest, and I went into it with that mindset, and it just happened to be the year that we were hit by a pandemic." — Alvaro Salas, teacher in San Antonio. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption

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COMIC: He Knew His First Year Teaching Would Be A Whirlwind. Then Came The Pandemic

It's been a year since teachers were handed an unprecedented challenge: Educate students in new ways amid the backdrop of a pandemic. This week our story is from San Antonio.

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