Denise Jones Gregory has been named Jackson State University’s 14th president after a monthslong national search. The university alumna had been serving as the interim president after former president Marcus Thompson resigned in May 2025 without explanation. Prior to serving as interim president, she worked as provost and vice president of academic affairs at JSU, […]
Alecia Taylor
Alecia Taylor is the national education reporter at Capital B.
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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 “unbecoming” conduct after a board meeting. Prince William County School Board member Tracy L. Blake is accused of being “aggressive” and bullying another board […]
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Federal Layoffs Put Head Start, FAFSA, and Civil Rights Investigations at Risk
The U.S. Department of Education has begun laying off more than 450 employees — many of whom oversee special education and civil rights enforcement. After the layoffs, a federal judge in San Francisco on Wednesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from firing government workers. While the judge’s decision has temporarily prevented more cuts to government […]
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Inside North Carolina A&T’s Homecoming: When Greensboro Turned Blue and Gold
Photos By Cameron Smith GREENSBORO, North Carolina – Historically Black colleges and universities’ homecoming season vibes just hit different — and it’s off to a memorable start. From the fashion to the plethora of events, these annual homecomings can’t be replicated. The diversity of HBCU culture is on full display. HBCU homecomings’ roots go back […]
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For This North Carolina A&T Family, Homecoming Traditions Span Generations
GREENSBORO, North Carolina — David Myles Robinson barely remembers his first homecoming as a 1-year-old, but he points out an old photograph of his father holding him near an escalator at a Sheraton Hotel in Greensboro, North Carolina, in the late 1990s. North Carolina A&T State University’s homecoming was like a holiday for the Robinson […]
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What’s Kept Morgan State’s President at the Helm After 15 Years
At a time when historically Black colleges and universities have experienced massive turnover, David K. Wilson at Morgan State University is an outlier: He has led the institution for the past 15 years. Amid another wave of sweeping change to higher education nationally, Wilson is now one of the longest-serving HBCU presidents in the country. […]
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Black Students Confront Right-Wing Visitors as HBCU Security Tensions Grow
It took less than 30 minutes for white men with signs that read “Deport All Illegals Now” and “DEI Should Be Illegal” to know they weren’t welcome on Tennessee State University’s campus. The conservative group was quickly escorted off campus by law enforcement as Black students shouted phrases like, “Go, get out of here,” and […]
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Black Professors on Turning Point’s Watch List Face Harassment On and Off Campus
As the news spread of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination two weeks ago, a student in Professor A.D. Carson’s “Black Voice” class made sure the room door was locked. The University of Virginia professor had told them in passing that he was on the Professor Watch List, a website created by Turning Point USA, a […]
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Trump Shifts $435M to HBCUs As Other Minority-Serving Colleges Lose Funding
This story has been updated.The Trump administration said it will redirect $435 million to historically Black colleges and universities and tribal campuses as it defunds grant programs for other minority students at other institutions. On Monday, the Department of Education also announced it will invest more than $160 million in American history and civics education […]
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At South Florida’s Only HBCU, a Leadership Feud Ends in Court
A Florida judge has put an end to a monthlong controversy at South Florida’s only historically Black university, ruling a former board trustee is the institution’s next president. Florida Memorial University found itself in the news when Brandon K. Dumas, the now-former chairman of Florida Memorial University’s board of trustees, alleged that “rogue” board members […]