Approximately 15 representatives from the People For Fairness Coalition canvassed the Wilson Building on Dec. 21, seeking more funding and stronger legal protections to address… Read more »
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Days before Christmas, activists pressure DC councilmembers to protect their most vulnerable constituents
Protestors demand $35.5 million for housing after 54 people die without a home
Thursday afternoon’s rainfall was the first time the Homeless Memorial faced inclement weather since it first started six years ago. Members of the homeless community,… Read more »
More than 100 people gather to honor those who died on the streets of DC
As evening fell, more than 105 local activists and community members crowded together in the Luther Place Church on Dec. 20 to memorialize the lives… Read more »
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.
K2 overdoses spiked for a second time this year
D.C. government, nonprofit organizations and citizens are responding to the most recent spike in synthetic drug overdoses.
Candlelight vigil for missing and murdered women
The National Museum of the American Indian hosted a candlelight vigil in honor of the Native American women who have been murdered or are currently missing.
Memorial Playlist: Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul”
A 28-song playlist to celebrate and honor the life of the artist Aretha Franklin.
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.
Fatal batch of synthetic drugs sickens community
While it is most common among youth nationwide, synthetic cannabinoid overdoses are plaguing poor adults in the nation’s capital.
Man found dead on F Street NW
On July 9, a man was found dead where he had been sleeping for the past year on F Street NW.
Sauteed Haiku for a Friend
A poem for Anthony Bourdain.
The tragedy of the Capital Gazette shooting
Five people were killed Thursday, June 28 at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland.
Obituary: Matthew Joseph Farkas
Matthew Farkas, a resident at 801 East men’s shelter for several years, died on May 11 at the age of 36. It was exactly one month before his birthday.
As living with HIV becomes more common, affordable housing remains out of reach for many seniors
As treatment for HIV has improved over the years, federal funding dedicated to housing for HIV-positive people has not. Service providers are struggling to help new people in need as others continue to age and housing costs skyrocket.
My sweet moms
A poem about mother’s day
Pay it forward
I wake up in the morning with different thoughts in my mind. At my age I do a lot of reminiscing about the past, whether it be good or bad.
The eye in war
A poem about war and conflict
Put Down the Guns
A poem about gun violence in the U.S
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