About Alecia
Alecia Taylor is an early career journalist with experience covering education and diverse communities.
Her journalism career started when she was a teenage host for the radio show, Hot 103 Jamz: 'Generation Rap' in her hometown, Kansas City. Since then her aspiration has soared to new heights leading her to cover three Supreme Court decisions and various school districts.
She is currently an accountability reporter at the Kansas City Star.
Taylor recently interned at The Miami Herald, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Baltimore Sun and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. She has also freelanced for numerous publications such as Black Enterprise, ESSENCE Magazine and their sub-publication ESSENCE Girls United.
In 2023 she was selected as the White House Correspondent Harry S. McAlfin scholar. She has also won a Society of Professional Journalists regional award for an investigative piece she co-wrote for The Hilltop.
She hopes to continue closing the media gap in news deserts and provide a platform for undercover communities, especially Black and brown voices.
“The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press.”
Ida B. Wells