Content categorized as Systemic Racism

In America, some lives matter more

Marcus Green reflects on changes in the racial climate and shares his hopes for the future.

Black Lives Matter in D.C.

Jemel Fleming discusses the causes and effects of the Black Lives Matter movement.

2-day sit-in across from the Wilson Building protests DC police budget expansion

Members of the racial justice collective Freedom Fighters D.C. began to sit in at the plaza in protest of the mayor’s proposed police budget. Hundred joined them over the course of two days.

Enough is enough, end anti-Black racism

Aida Peery calls for more attention on the issue of racism.

How to make DC more equitable post-COVID

Nechama Masliansky, advisor at So Others Might Eat, offers suggestions on what the council can do to support DC residents.

Safety, not police

Meena Morar addresses the topic of police brutality.

What, exactly, ‘defund’ means

Angie Whitehurst discusses racism and defunding the police.

The global pandemic and political discord highlight the importance of the Poor People’s Campaign

The Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington planned for this month will be digital, due to the ongoing pandemic. Organizers hope the assembly will bring about change while COVID-19 disproportionately affects poor and Black Americans and nationwide protests demand reckoning with systemic racism.

When the Black heart tears apart

A poem from Angie Whitehurst reflecting on the murder of George Floyd.

White conservative privilege runs deep

Vendor Angie Whitehurst reflects on the culture of white supremacy and police brutality.

The crushing knee of systemic racism

Street Sense Media CEO expresses solidarity with the Black Lives Movement and explains how structural racism and discrimination causes Black Americans to experience higher rates of homelessness .

Response to protests upends daily life for homeless people downtown

The influx of people into downtown DC and the aggressive police response has put people experiencing homelessness in DC on edge.

I have never been to jail

A reflection by Street Sense vendor and artist Marcellus Phillips.

Our Gift, Our Legacy

In this piece, artist and vendor Levester Green shares some of his mother’s work.

Real Science

Real science   I feel like a ghetto lab rat  Real science   My favorite teacher had a bad habit   Real science   She was a victim of… Read more »

The Beginning of Poverty and Depression

Street Sense Media vendor connects the dots between poverty and segregation in the era of The Great Depression with his struggles today.

Time to Give Back

Vendor Barron Hall reflects on the interaction between his spirituality and his experience as a person of color in America.

Division and Oppression

Vendor-Artist Baron Hall reflects on the history of the black struggle, and his relationship to it.

Activists call for a strong focus on racial equity in DC’s comprehensive plan

Empower DC held a meeting regarding DC’s comprehensive plan. With the final vote on the Framework Element coming in September, the group urged the DC Council to use the plan to fight racialized gentrification.

Listen

Vendor Ron “Pookanu” Dudley shares his views through a poem titled “Listen”