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Shamontiel L. Vaughn

Mar 20

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My memories of being a latchkey kid

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When my grandmother first heard that I would be coming home alone at the age of 5 (going on 6 years old in three months), she wasn’t having it. I rounded the corner after my first day of first grade…

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