‘My Relationship With Fatherless Daughter-ness’
FOR the longest time, I prided myself on not being like the other fatherless daughters—the ones whose symptoms are ridiculed and...
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Alycea Gayle
- Sep 5, 2022
- 3 min
LAST CALL… SORTA
AUGUST 29th, 2022 marked the first day of my senior year of high school--my last first day of grade school. I’d prayed for so long for...
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Alycea Gayle
- Jul 10, 2022
- 4 min
Reflecting on my rights
DURING the first month of 2020, I remember seeing lighthearted tweets hoping for a return to the glitz, glamour, and supposed “freedom”...
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Alycea Gayle
- Mar 4, 2022
- 2 min
No More Masks! Ish.
I had never fully understood why the phrase ‘like a breath of fresh air’ was so common until today—the day I am officially allowed to...
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Alycea Gayle
- Jan 9, 2022
- 3 min
Vinegar Over Honey: How Niceties Minimize Issues
CHANCES are, you have probably heard that adage, “You catch more flies with honey than vinegar.” It’s a phrase taken to the heart by the...
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Alycea Gayle
- Dec 14, 2021
- 3 min
Amidst The Chaos: What the Rise in Gun Violence Means for an Average Teenager
I hurried around the house, collecting the many materials I would need for school that day. Chromebook, water bottle, one too few pens....
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Alycea Gayle
- Nov 17, 2021
- 4 min
What The Pandemic Has Done for Me
Life before the pandemic. What was that like? Hmm. Does anyone recall the time when huddling together in crowds of 50 at parties was...
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Alycea Gayle
- Oct 10, 2021
- 4 min
“School is the wrong place to be wrong!”How grading has killed the joy of learning within schools
I recall a tough time in my seventh-grade computer coding elective class-- one of many tough times that would plague me throughout that...
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Alycea Gayle
- Sep 12, 2021
- 3 min
Anything But Dark Skin: The Rise in Black Women Disassociating Themselves from Afrocentrism
Pinterest frequently tailors its feeds to users’ interest: a sneaker lover’s Pinterest feed might be full of shoes; an aspiring home...
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Alycea Gayle
- Aug 11, 2021
- 3 min
Fueling Insecurity in Teen Girls--The Tik Tok Way
“I'm so sick of myself I'd rather be, rather be Anyone, anyone else But jealousy, jealousy (yeah) All your friends are so cool, you go...
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Alycea Gayle
- Jul 10, 2021
- 2 min
“She has terrible tastes in men.”
The phrase above is often said about women who “just have bad luck with men” romantically speaking. One romantic failure might be “bad...
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