Alecia 🌻
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All things HBCU + Black education for Capital B News. Black college enthusiast! HowardU, Child of Ida B Wells 🫶🏾 Email me your tips (or secrets) Alecia.taylor@capitalbnews.org
Republicans accuse George Mason’s president of bias in diversity hiring. Students say little has changed and their professors are still majority white.
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Republicans Allege Discrimination at George Mason, but the Data Tells a Different Story
A 50-page report from House Republicans claims the head of the university violated civil rights with his diversity hiring plans.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Republicans accuse George Mason’s president of bias in diversity hiring. Students say little has changed and their professors are still majority white.
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In September, a Texas A&M professor was fired after a viral video depicted a heated exchange with a student in a children's literature course. New public records shed light on how the situation escalated.
New Emails Show What Happened Before a Texas A&M Professor’s Firing
Emails obtained by <i>The Chronicle</i> show that Mark A. Welsh III, then the university’s president, was closely involved in managing a viral controversy over teachings on gender and sexuality.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
In September, a Texas A&M professor was fired after a viral video depicted a heated exchange with a student in a children's literature course. New public records shed light on how the situation escalated.
Last week I attended BLEXIT’s tour stop at Bowie State University. The organization, which is an extension of Turning Point USA, said they weren’t there to change minds, just challenge people’s way of thinking.
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Inside Blexit’s Bid to Win Over Young Black Voters at HBCUs
This is the third year the grassroots conservative group has gone on tour during HBCU homecoming season.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Last week I attended BLEXIT’s tour stop at Bowie State University. The organization, which is an extension of Turning Point USA, said they weren’t there to change minds, just challenge people’s way of thinking.
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A Virginia school board voted to censure a member over his “unbecoming” conduct toward another board member who supported students starting a high school chapter of Turning Point USA
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Black Virginia School Board Member Censured After Turning Point USA Clash
Weeks after a heated debate over the possibility of starting a high school chapter of deeply conservative Turning Point USA, a Black Virginia school board vice chairman has been censured for “unbecomi...
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October 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A Virginia school board voted to censure a member over his “unbecoming” conduct toward another board member who supported students starting a high school chapter of Turning Point USA
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This started as a story about education programs impacted by the shutdown. It turned into a stark warning from experts: if this continues, the consequences could be far worse.
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Federal Layoffs Put Head Start, FAFSA, and Civil Rights Investigations at Risk
As the government shutdown continues into its third week, more Department of Education workers were terminated.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This started as a story about education programs impacted by the shutdown. It turned into a stark warning from experts: if this continues, the consequences could be far worse.
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My first story about @ncatsuaggies.bsky.social Homecoming is up!
Generations of the Robinson family will join tens of thousands of people flocking to the HBCU this weekend. I’ll be on the ground capturing more of the Greatest Homecoming on Earth!!!
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Generations of the Robinson family will join tens of thousands of people flocking to the HBCU this weekend. I’ll be on the ground capturing more of the Greatest Homecoming on Earth!!!
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North Carolina A&T’s ‘One Big Family Reunion’ During Homecoming Week
Generations of the Robinson family will join tens of thousands of people flocking to the HBCU this weekend.
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October 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
My first story about @ncatsuaggies.bsky.social Homecoming is up!
Generations of the Robinson family will join tens of thousands of people flocking to the HBCU this weekend. I’ll be on the ground capturing more of the Greatest Homecoming on Earth!!!
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Generations of the Robinson family will join tens of thousands of people flocking to the HBCU this weekend. I’ll be on the ground capturing more of the Greatest Homecoming on Earth!!!
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NEW: The LA Clippers claimed to fight climate change, but their tree-planting partner vanished while their superstar pocketed millions for doing nothing. Trees or no trees, it feels like smoke and mirrors for a city still losing its air and its children.
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In LA, Olympic Dreams Lead to Nightmares for a Historic Black Community
A federal investigation exposed a shady deal that has bigger ramifications for one of the metro area’s disappearing Black enclaves.
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October 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
NEW: The LA Clippers claimed to fight climate change, but their tree-planting partner vanished while their superstar pocketed millions for doing nothing. Trees or no trees, it feels like smoke and mirrors for a city still losing its air and its children.
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Capital B reporter Aallyah Wright is featured in the newest edition of @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social's Your First Byline. yourfirstbyline.substack.com/p/my-first-b...
My First Byline: Aallyah Wright
Rural issues reporter, Capital B
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October 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Capital B reporter Aallyah Wright is featured in the newest edition of @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social's Your First Byline. yourfirstbyline.substack.com/p/my-first-b...
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From opening grocery stores to launching online delivery services, I traveled to rural Mississippi to highlight the work of two Black women who are reimagining how their communities eat and thrive.
This is part of the RNN's "Sowing Resilience" series.
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This is part of the RNN's "Sowing Resilience" series.
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The Black Women Driving a Food Revolution in Rural Mississippi
From grocery stores to food distribution services, Black women are leading efforts to feed their communities.
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September 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
From opening grocery stores to launching online delivery services, I traveled to rural Mississippi to highlight the work of two Black women who are reimagining how their communities eat and thrive.
This is part of the RNN's "Sowing Resilience" series.
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This is part of the RNN's "Sowing Resilience" series.
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In a trial that started Friday in Johnson County, abortion providers are challenging Kansas laws that they say are designed to scare and shame women out of terminating pregnancies.
This high-stakes Johnson County trial could reshape abortion access in Kansas
In a trial that started Friday in Johnson County, abortion providers are challenging Kansas laws that they say are designed to scare and shame women out of terminating pregnancies.
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September 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
In a trial that started Friday in Johnson County, abortion providers are challenging Kansas laws that they say are designed to scare and shame women out of terminating pregnancies.
Some of you may have seen the news about the MAGA group that tried to debate Tennessee State students early this week.
I wrote about the incident, the uni’s history of being underfunded and the calls to protect HBCUs from the far-right.
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I wrote about the incident, the uni’s history of being underfunded and the calls to protect HBCUs from the far-right.
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Black Students Confront Right-Wing Visitors as HBCU Security Tensions Grow
Tennessee State University said students were respectful and the group, ‘Fearless Debates,’ did not provide advanced notice of their arrival.
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September 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Some of you may have seen the news about the MAGA group that tried to debate Tennessee State students early this week.
I wrote about the incident, the uni’s history of being underfunded and the calls to protect HBCUs from the far-right.
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I wrote about the incident, the uni’s history of being underfunded and the calls to protect HBCUs from the far-right.
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Black professors have been a target for the far-right since before Charlie Kirk’s death. I spoke to a few professors about their experiences being on Turning Point’s Professor Watch list.
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Black Professors on Turning Point’s Watch List Face Harassment On and Off Campus
Black professors open up about being on the Professor Watch List started by the organization Charlie Kirk co-founded.
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September 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Black professors have been a target for the far-right since before Charlie Kirk’s death. I spoke to a few professors about their experiences being on Turning Point’s Professor Watch list.
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I traveled across rural MS to learn how Black women are feeding their communities. The story is part of a series in collaboration with 8 other newsrooms and the Rural News Network.
My story publishes on Monday, but you can catch a preview in tomorrow’s newsletter.
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My story publishes on Monday, but you can catch a preview in tomorrow’s newsletter.
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September 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I traveled across rural MS to learn how Black women are feeding their communities. The story is part of a series in collaboration with 8 other newsrooms and the Rural News Network.
My story publishes on Monday, but you can catch a preview in tomorrow’s newsletter.
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My story publishes on Monday, but you can catch a preview in tomorrow’s newsletter.
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NEW: The trees in Roseland are turning brown. A month after an oil plant explosion coated this small Black town in toxic soot, experts say the forests are sick. If the land is poisoned — what about the people who call it home? capitalbnews.org/roseland-oil...
In This Black Louisiana Town, Forests are Browning and Animals are Dying
After the industrial explosion in rural Louisiana town, the EPA still says there is no health threat.
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September 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
NEW: The trees in Roseland are turning brown. A month after an oil plant explosion coated this small Black town in toxic soot, experts say the forests are sick. If the land is poisoned — what about the people who call it home? capitalbnews.org/roseland-oil...
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Black Chicagoans are divided on how to respond to Trump’s renewed immigration crackdowns.
Some see echoes of overpolicing in their own communities.
Others say: “It’s not us against them.”
Here's what’s happening when I went on the ground to Chicago last week: capitalbnews.org/trump-ice-ra...
Some see echoes of overpolicing in their own communities.
Others say: “It’s not us against them.”
Here's what’s happening when I went on the ground to Chicago last week: capitalbnews.org/trump-ice-ra...
Chicago’s Black Immigrants Face New Wave of ICE Arrests and Uncertainty
Nearly 70,000 immigrants from African countries live in the city, making up 5.2% of the population according to 2023 U.S. Census data.
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September 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Black Chicagoans are divided on how to respond to Trump’s renewed immigration crackdowns.
Some see echoes of overpolicing in their own communities.
Others say: “It’s not us against them.”
Here's what’s happening when I went on the ground to Chicago last week: capitalbnews.org/trump-ice-ra...
Some see echoes of overpolicing in their own communities.
Others say: “It’s not us against them.”
Here's what’s happening when I went on the ground to Chicago last week: capitalbnews.org/trump-ice-ra...
The DOE will shift millions of dollars from MSIs to HBCUs + tribal colleges.
The UNCF said HBCUs are deserving of the money because they educate Pell grant-eligible students more than any other group in higher ed.
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The UNCF said HBCUs are deserving of the money because they educate Pell grant-eligible students more than any other group in higher ed.
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Trump Shifts $435M to HBCUs As Other Minority-Serving Colleges Lose Funding
The Department of Education announced the funding boost just days after cutting $350 million from other grants.
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September 17, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The DOE will shift millions of dollars from MSIs to HBCUs + tribal colleges.
The UNCF said HBCUs are deserving of the money because they educate Pell grant-eligible students more than any other group in higher ed.
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The UNCF said HBCUs are deserving of the money because they educate Pell grant-eligible students more than any other group in higher ed.
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South Florida’s HBCU drew some attention to itself when the Board of Trustees made their disagreements over the interim president public. A local judge put an end to it this week.
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At South Florida’s Only HBCU, a Leadership Feud Ends in Court
Florida judge sides with board of trustees of Florida Memorial in fight over selecting the university’s next president.
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September 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
South Florida’s HBCU drew some attention to itself when the Board of Trustees made their disagreements over the interim president public. A local judge put an end to it this week.
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I spent six months walking the Lower Ninth Ward, speaking w/ dozens of neighbors, + combing through 6,000 pages of FOIA docs. My latest reveals what recent documentaries left out. If Katrina’s legacy moved you, don’t miss what’s happening to the community now capitalbnews.org/katrina-anni...
How a $5 Billion Federal Project Could Sink the Lower Ninth Ward For Good
Decades after Betsy and Katrina, the community faces another threat — a canal proposal promising “progress” that could threaten its survival.
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September 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I spent six months walking the Lower Ninth Ward, speaking w/ dozens of neighbors, + combing through 6,000 pages of FOIA docs. My latest reveals what recent documentaries left out. If Katrina’s legacy moved you, don’t miss what’s happening to the community now capitalbnews.org/katrina-anni...
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Several Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the country were on lockdown Thursday after a series of “terrorist threats.”
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HBCUs Remain on Lockdown After Terrorist Threats
Hampton University and Virginia State University were the first to report Thursday, but the list grew quickly.
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September 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Several Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the country were on lockdown Thursday after a series of “terrorist threats.”
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The Star's @aleciareports.bsky.social on how people in Clay County feels about the renewed prospect of landing the Royals. In short, it's complicated.
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Talks of a Royals stadium in North Kansas City stir hope, doubt in Clay County
North Kansas City is back in the conversation for the new home of The Royals, but officials aren’t in the conversation.
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May 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The Star's @aleciareports.bsky.social on how people in Clay County feels about the renewed prospect of landing the Royals. In short, it's complicated.
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Platte County residents are suing the county's commissioners and the Missouri Department of Revenue for refusing to enact and collect a voter-approved sales tax to support youth mental health initiatives throughout the county. From @aleciareports.bsky.social: www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...
Platte County residents sue officials over refusal to enact voter-approved sales tax
In November, 56% of voters approved the quarter-of-a-cent-sales tax to expand mental health services in Platte County. Despite the election results, the commissioners then refused to levy the tax.
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February 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Platte County residents are suing the county's commissioners and the Missouri Department of Revenue for refusing to enact and collect a voter-approved sales tax to support youth mental health initiatives throughout the county. From @aleciareports.bsky.social: www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...
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IRS employees in Kansas City are bracing for upwards of 1,000 layoffs this week, a mass termination that would rock a major employer in the metro.
Kansas City IRS workers brace for mass layoff. Union fears 1,000 workers will be cut
A union representing IRS workers in Kansas City was preparing for the layoff of potentially hundreds of probationary employees.
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February 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
IRS employees in Kansas City are bracing for upwards of 1,000 layoffs this week, a mass termination that would rock a major employer in the metro.
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Many homeowners across Wyandotte and Johnson Counties are struggling to pay their property taxes.
And as residents urge lawmakers for relief, a divide within the Kansas GOP is threatening to derail any meaningful reform.
And as residents urge lawmakers for relief, a divide within the Kansas GOP is threatening to derail any meaningful reform.
Struggling JoCo, WyCo homeowners await property tax relief as KS Republicans remain divided
House and Senate Republicans who vowed to deliver property tax relief have yet to agree on a tax reform proposal to bring to the voters.
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February 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Many homeowners across Wyandotte and Johnson Counties are struggling to pay their property taxes.
And as residents urge lawmakers for relief, a divide within the Kansas GOP is threatening to derail any meaningful reform.
And as residents urge lawmakers for relief, a divide within the Kansas GOP is threatening to derail any meaningful reform.
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A Clay County, Missouri, detective is on leave after he is alleged to have posted “Time to put the ‘panic’ back in Hispanic” after an ICE raid in the KC metro last week
From @aleciareports.bsky.social
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Clay County detective under investigation for social media post after ICE detained workers
“We strongly condemn any actions by our employees that have the potential to erode public trust in our agency,” a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said.
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February 13, 2025 at 1:02 AM
A Clay County, Missouri, detective is on leave after he is alleged to have posted “Time to put the ‘panic’ back in Hispanic” after an ICE raid in the KC metro last week
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From @aleciareports.bsky.social
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KC Pet Project CEO steps down as city seeks to take over animal control
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KC Pet Project CEO steps down as city seeks to take over animal control
KC Pet Project’s board of directors announced CEO Teresa Johnson left the position Friday, amid concerns over how the nonprofit handles animal control services in Kansas City.
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December 16, 2024 at 10:05 PM
KC Pet Project CEO steps down as city seeks to take over animal control
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