Man experiencing homelessness writes about the importance of public restrooms in Washington DC
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Bathrooms for All
The Crane of Damocles
A man experiencing homelessness writes a poem on a crane that has been looming over Georgetown after the stop of construction.
Review: Annie Finch’s poetry between the worlds
Woman experiencing homelessness’ review on author Annie Finch’s poetry performance.
We Can Make a Change
A man experiencing homelessness shares his thoughts about the need for change through his lyrics.
How to mend broken bridges
Street Sense Media vendor Chad Jackson shares his mind on broken people.
The Monkey Escapes
Michael Craig’s story of a monkey and a zoo
Break Up to Make Up
Street Sense Media vendor/artist Ronald Dudley’s poem of love.
Street Sense Media celebrates 15 years of impact
Street Sense Media’s 15th anniversary celebration was much more than a great evening.
Visit to the cemetery and Dad’s birthday
Street Sense artist & vendor talks about visiting her father’s grave.
Black Fields screams, “Keep D.C. for Me!!!”
Street Sense artist and vendor reminisces on his friends from the old days and their untimely deaths.
Self-Expression Helps Me
Vendor Gwynette Smith discusses self-expression.
Despite homelessness, an artist continues his work
An artist uses Street Sense Media to advance his goal of ending his homelessness and pursuing his art.
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 »
Love, always, for Elizabeth Kitsos-Kang
A memorial for Street Sense Media Artist-in-Residence Elizabeth Kitsos-Kang.
THE HOBO, pt 1: “Why are you homeless?”
Part one of “The Black Fields Chronicles: The HOBO,” a fiction story based on the reality of homelessness.
I am the DMV
A poem by a Kimball Elementary School student about her identity as a member of the DMV community
Trying to make a living
A poem by Street Sense artist and vendor Brianna Butler about her struggles and her hopes in her daily effort to make a living for herself and remain positive.
“Spread Southside Love”
Street Sense vendor and artist Ken Martin discusses the significance of a mural painted on a storefront in Anacostia. The mural is near to his old apartment building that burned down in 1976, leaving him displaced for the first time.
Three years
On the three year anniversary of her father’s passing Sybil Taylor describes her experience with her father in his last days.
Black History Month:
People of interest and importance
Robert Williams celebrates his mother during Black History Month, honoring her dedication to her family, her job, and treating every human equally.
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