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Kenya Downs is the digital reporter and producer for PBS NewsHour’s Race Matters and education verticals, creating multimedia content for online and television centered on issues of race and social justice, including exploring the intersection of identity and culture with education reform and policy. Kenya also contributes content related to the Caribbean region for NewsHour's international coverage. She’s previously worked with National Public Radio, Al-Jazeera Media Network and CBS News. Kenya is a graduate of both Howard University and American University and is based in Washington, D.C.

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A Massachusetts court rules that a history of racial bias in police searches makes it reasonable for black men to flee.

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The latest uprising in Milwaukee highlights a generational divide on solutions to decades of discrimination and police violence.

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Americans are more concerned about wealth-based achievement gaps than race

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Nation Aug 11

Critics see Snapchat as having no filter on racial stereotypes

The popular social network is facing its second controversy in just four months over a filter some say is racist against Asians.

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