Opinion
OpinionBy Brian Carome November 22, 2023
Ending our 20th year
Street Sense CEO Brian Carome celebrates the paper’s twentieth year and explains the path ahead for the organization.
OpinionBy Donté Turner November 8, 2023
The government vs. God
When government fails, religion can step in, Donte Turner writes.
OpinionBy Angie Whitehurst / Lisa Blackburn Ullven November 8, 2023
Road trip stories
Equine therapy can be helpful to people facing all kinds of trauma, including unhoused veterans, Angie Whitehurst and Lisa Blackburn Ullven write.
OpinionBy Lori Smith October 25, 2023
We need more
Lori Smith calls for more support for people who are unhoused, including good food, survival gear and services.
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil October 25, 2023
Please don’t defend me, I don’t need a savior or caretaker
Vendor Jeffery McNeil asks people to stop trying to be saviors.
OpinionBy David Schwartzman October 11, 2023
DC fails to protect its children
D.C. should do more to protect children from toxic lead and give families economic opportunities, David Schwartzman writes.
OpinionBy Annemarie Cuccia October 11, 2023
More changes at Street Sense
Interim Editor-in-Chief Annemarie Cuccia writes about the changes at Street Sense over the last few months.
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil September 27, 2023
How to deal with people suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS)
Jeffery McNeil gives advice about how to ignore those who are enraged about Donald Trump.
OpinionBy Frederic John September 13, 2023
Fifty light years from Cousin Nick’s
Frederic John remembers his entry into the world of blues, and takes readers back to D.C.’s blues scene in the 1970s.
OpinionBy Steve Lilienthal August 30, 2023
Connecting library users with hope and help at the DC Public Library
DC Public Library is striving to better serve users experiencing homelessness, mental illness, substance abuse problems and joblessness.
OpinionBy Calvin Manika August 30, 2023
Telling real stories
The Besana Mail has become home to many concerns affecting most communities in the southwest of Zimbabwe.
OpinionBy Peaceful Tobias August 16, 2023
My opinion about the changes to Street Sense Media
Amina Washington writes about the impact Street Sense’s decrease has had on her and her fellow vendors.
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil August 16, 2023
Why I prefer two weeks and no price change
Jeffrey McNeil outlines how Street Sense vendors can make the most of selling biweekly issues.
OpinionBy Robert Warren August 2, 2023
The National Alliance Conference and Capitol Hill Day 2023
Robert Warren shares his experience advocating at this year’s National Alliance to End Homelessness conference.
OpinionBy Degnon Dovonou August 2, 2023
My perception of home and homelessness
Vendor Gigi Dovonou shares why he’s no longer using the term “homeless,” and will use “houseless” instead.
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil July 19, 2023
Life is better when you win
Jeffery McNeil on the value of a merit-based system.
OpinionBy Donté Turner July 19, 2023
Y’all wrong for what y’all are doing
Vendor and artist Donté Turner on how the government should best use its funding to help people in need.
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil July 14, 2023
Confessions of a non-conformist
A new story by Jeffery McNeil
OpinionBy Peaceful Tobias July 13, 2023
Breaking up encampments is worse in the summer heat
Artist and Vendor Amina Washington writes about the dangers of the city’s policies clearing encampments, especially in the summer months.
OpinionBy Maurice Spears July 13, 2023
How nonprofits and the government can help entrepreneurs in DC
Artist and vendor Maurice Spears offers suggestions for the government and non-profits like Street Sense can do more for entrepreneurs
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