Art | Street Sense Media

Illustration of two people holding a net in a barren place

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.

Photo from a balcony, looking down on the streets of D.C.

Dirty Down Old Town

Street Sense Media vendor Fredric John’s poem about historic down town D.C.

A photograph of people marching across the Brooklyn Bridge carrying a banner that reads "March For Black Women."

There must be meaningful policies to end gender violence, the persistent feminization of poverty, the growing Black female prison population, restrictions to citizenship, the deportation of Black and Brown people, restrictions to health care, reproductive justice, and the ongoing war on women

Street Sense Media celebrates 15 years of impact

Street Sense Media’s 15th anniversary celebration was much more than a great evening.

Sybil Taylor stands with family next to her father's grave in a cemetery.

Visit to the cemetery and Dad’s birthday

Street Sense artist & vendor talks about visiting her father’s grave.

I’m working here!

Street Sense vendor & artist talks about being harassed while he tries to sell papers.

Two teens wear sagging pants exposing their underwear.

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.

Photo of homeless man feeding a flock of pigeons.

The Bird Man

A short poem of a homeless community member by Vendor Anthony Carney.

Photo illustration showing a man in a suit and sunglasses, but his body has been erased.

Still Standing

Street Sense Media vendor Barry Hobbs explains his incremental journey to homelessness and how he keeps moving forward.

A pedestrian walking past a homeless person laying on the ground.

Todd Murphy’s “Homeless”: A memoir of a forgotten man

“Homeless: A Day in the Life” follows author Todd Murphy’s own experiences from when he lived on the streets for two and a half years. Our friend, the protagonist, spends a day panhandling, searching for food, and dumpster diving while always deep in thought. The narrative, while not complex, is interesting and real and carries the harsh realities of living on the street — while somehow managing not to get bogged down with despair.