After a neck-and-neck Senate race, Democrat Scott Colom was elected the first Black senator from Mississippi since the Reconstruction era, about 150 years ago. Breaking News Correspondent stopped by Blanche K. Bruce’s house, the last Black Mississippi Senator since Colom was elected, to break down the significance of this role.
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... More by Kate Amistoso