Content categorized as Obituaries & Memorials

Angela Pounds-Bennett, Street Sense artist and vendor, dies at 54

Angela Pounds-Bennett, a Street Sense vendor and artist died on the morning of New Year’s Day. Her husband Fred Bennett and mother Gwen Pleasant survive her.

Anthony Denico Williams, aspiring group home director, killed at 20

Anthony Williams died, on Jan. 26 in an altercation over a sale of K2. He aspired to open a group home for homeless adults and youth. His family and friends memorialized him at The House of Praise on Feb. 13.

Rest easy, Pop Moyo: My Street Sense Companion

Artist/vendor Laticia Brock pays tribute to her late friend and fellow Street Sense vendor Moyo Onibuje.

Alice Carter, poet and performer, dies at 35

Street Sense Media vendor and artist Alice Carter tragically passed away on December 18, 2019.

Tent City Momma: Barbie Bobbie’s World

Artist and vendor Laticia Brock uses poetry to memorialize her friend Miss Bobbie.

Obituary: Bernard “Chino” Dean Jr.

Remembering Bernard “Chino” Dean Jr.

She was my best friend

Artist/vendor Jeff Taylor pays tribute to his late friend, Alice Carter.

Letter to the Editor: Tent to a Mansion: A lasting tribute to Brother Michael Irby

Darryl Hines, a close friend of Michael Irby, tells about the lives Mr. Irby had influenced and how much he will be missed.

Chino’s mark: Fond memories from friends

Three Street Sense Media vendor/artists remember Chino, a former vendor.

Obituary: Michael Irby of Washington DC

Michael Irby of Washington, D.C., passed away in the early morning of July 26. He was 65 years old. A memorial service will be held for Michael at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 9 at All Nations Baptist Church on 2001 N Capitol St NE.

Donald Brooks In Memoriam 

Co-founder Ted Henson mourns the loss of Donald Brooks.

Tributes to Donald Brooks

Members of the Street Sense Media family mourn the passing of Donald Brooks.

Ode to Dapper Don

A celebration of the life of DC Family Services Administration worker Donald Brooks, who passed in late July of 2019.

Heartbreaking News

Laura Zeilinger, Director of the D.C. Department of Human Services, mourns the loss of Donald Brooks.

Tributes to Charles Davis

Andre Brinson, Joe Jackson, and Barbara Busch share how Charles Davis touched their lives.

Vendor Memorial: Charles Davis

Charles Martin Davis died of natural causes and was found in his bedroom on Oct. 21, according to a police report. Davis, a Street Sense Media vendor, writer and illustrator, was 55 years young. He often sold newspapers in the Tenleytown neighborhood. 

Rest in peace Elizabeth Kitsos-Kang

Pound for pound, Elizabeth Kitsos-Kang was the most inspiring “homeless advocate” I have ever known. It was not her vocation. It was her passion.   Devising Hope… Read more »

Vendor Memorial: Leonard Hyater Jr.

Street Sense Media vendor and contributor Leonard Calvin Hyater Jr. died on July 13, 2018.

Vendor Memorial: Alvin Dixon-El 

Alvin James Dixon, a native Washingtonian and Street Sense Media vendor, died on June 14, 2018.

Love, always, for Elizabeth Kitsos-Kang

A memorial for Street Sense Media Artist-in-Residence Elizabeth Kitsos-Kang.