Erica Gray

Erica Gray is a 22-year-old journalism student from the Bay Area. She enjoys writing about mental health, art and beauty. When Erica isn't writing articles for Golden Gate Xpress, she works as an ABA therapist for children with autism. On her free time, Erica loves reading, writing poetry, playing with makeup, watching horror films and jamming out to her favorite Misfits songs.

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Bay Area street art scene burgeons in response to social upheaval

Erica Gray • Aug 4, 2020

The image of a decomposing pig with a police officer's cap is plastered on an abandoned shop store sign that rests adjacent to U.S. Highway 101. The letters 'ACAB' are written in freshly-sprayed black...

Life slows down for SF State graduates in a shrinking job market

Erica Gray • Jul 24, 2020

Recent SF State graduates are struggling to find work post-graduation due to the pandemic and economic recession. According to the Labor Department, approximately 25 million people have filed for unemployment...

Tattoo community in San Francisco struggle to keep their shops

Erica Gray • Jul 18, 2020

When Mayor London Breed mandated closure of tattoo shops many artists wondered how they were going to support themselves and their families. Shop owners feared losing their businesses altogether. As shelter-in-place...

Bay Area poet discusses bisexual erasure and the struggles of self-publication

Erica Gray • Jun 30, 2020

As Kristen Pizzo, a Bay Area poet, and her best friend, Brett Iscovitz, broke a sweat over spicy Indian cuisine on a spring evening in 2019, they discussed a play they were both partaking in, “The Vagina...

How protests in the ‘60s compare to demonstrations today

Erica Gray • Jun 22, 2020

The recent protests revolving around the killing of George Floyd and other African Americans seems all too familiar. This has happened before. African Americans have long fought against injustices...

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