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By Anajah Woah/Abilene High School From first place to last, from being over qualified to under qualified and overall settling with the fact that the most unpredictable thing I can do in my life is live it. As the school year comes to an end and I grapple with the fact that college decisions are…

By Anajah Woah/Young Scholar “You think you just fell out of a coconut tree? You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you,” is a quote by Kamala Harris that was seen as funny, a meme, a random saying by a vice president. But in truth the quote…

By Anajah Woah Wreaths, fluffy trees and plastic galore. On average Americans spend $903 per Christmas with the national average reaching a climax of $994.1 billion which was a $28.1 billion increase from the previous year. Family sizes are only getting smaller as wages stay stagnant, which bridges the question why are Americans spending so…

By Anajah Woah With the rising price of college education, concentrating time on social media, and the takeover of artificial intelligence, the public’s access to incorrect information and dangerous social media pipelines, the value of getting education has decreased. In the more recent years “podcasters/influencers” have preached the “entrepreneur” and blue-collar route as a way…

By Anajah Woah Growing up in the American school system, lessons about the 10 constitutional amendments in the Bill of Rights is drilled into our young minds like nail into a wall. At the top at the list is the First Amendment, freedom of speech, the amendment that sets the tone of what America stands…

By Anajah Woah In our current political climate where immigration seems to be a huge topic of discussion, topics about policies and how to enact them have now turned into a cesspool of hatred. Words and phrases like “the illegals” “aliens” and even “criminals” are huge buzzwords that ring throughout the halls of American politics.…

By Anajah Woah With the ending of the school year and then in the season of graduation, emotions are always at a high. Many graduates cry or get emotional due to the fact that they are moving away, or they will miss their friends and the life that they had while they were in high…

By Anajah Woah People often underestimate the positive impact of representation and how the addition of diverse constituents can improve the overall morale for young Black men and women in educational spaces. “Black faces in high spaces,” is a quote that many African Americans are familiar with and take very seriously. This quote is oftentimes…

By Anajah Woah/Young Scholar The saying “history always repeats itself” holds so much importance in our current political state of the world. As humans, we are constantly in battle with our own urges to gain power and control over who and what we deem to be inferior to them. As time goes on, we recognize…