Researchers say racism helped lead to 1.63 million excess Black deaths over the last 22 years. Watch this video to learn more about how housing racism, lack of educational access, inequitable healthcare, and fewer economic opportunities have led to cumulative stressors that have had a devastating impact on Black people compared to their White counterparts.

She has previously worked for ABC 7News and Hawaii News Now, where she fell in love with getting out in the community and reporting. Kate is from the San Francisco Bay Area and grew up watching the local news at home. Seeing Asian reporters and anchors on her local broadcast news channels inspired her to pursue journalism. Her deep connection to her Filipino heritage and culture drives her to continue advocating for greater representation of underrepresented communities in the media. She is a proud...