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ArtBy Richard Embden December 29, 2015
What Street Sense Means to Me
Street Sense gets me going. I have a reason to get out of the house. It is no small satisfaction…
ArtBy Doris Robinson December 29, 2015
12 Days of Homeless Christmas
On the first day of homeless Christmas, I lost my Social Security card. On the second day of homeless Christmas,…
ArtBy Jackie Turner / Evelyn Nnam December 29, 2015
Happy Birthday Jesus!
2000 years ago, God sent a present to the world to help the people: he sent Jesus. Jesus came so…
ArtBy Robert Warren December 29, 2015
From Thanksgiving to Christmas
Wrangle and tangle with spirits, highs and lows, People in need, they come and they go. For those in service,…
ArtBy Henrieese Roberts December 13, 2015
Last Word: Heal our Dreams!
On Sunday, November 22 I attended a rally for Tamir Rice, one of the hundreds of children killed by police….
ArtBy Evelyn Nnam December 12, 2015
What A Year
What a year it has been. It’s coming to that time where we close out 2015 with a bang and…
ArtBy Sybrett Jenkins December 11, 2015
Welcome to Street Sense
Becoming a Street Sense vendor has been a great experience, learning a new job and understanding more about service providers…
ArtBy Leonard Hyater December 10, 2015
I Will Never Leave or Forsake You
When you’re sick and feeling down, I am with you. When you’re in need of help, I am with you….
ArtBy Michael Craig December 10, 2015
Homelessness in a Democracy
Is it a democracy or a dollar-ocracy? Are the principles of democracy compatible with the principles of capitalism? If not,…
ArtBy Leon Valentine / Ronald Turner / Debora Brantley / Shernell Thomas / Clarence Williams / Ken Martin December 10, 2015
Reflections on Rain
Trouble Storms of Life by Leon Valentine When it rains, sometimes it makes the day go very slowly. Even though…
ArtBy Patty Smith December 9, 2015
Something With a Future
The year I went to the army, I had made it through business school and was doing some temporary assignments….
ArtBy Chris Shaw December 9, 2015
Do You Hear that Black Snake Moan, Like I do?
When my eyes squeeze shut That swanny moon blazes In my brain pan My ears ring with the buzzin’ Guitars…
ArtBy Gerald Anderson December 8, 2015
After Katrina: A Ten-Year Roller Coaster, Part 9
Previously: By washin’ cars, I reach out, talkin’ with people. I find out who run the hood with the drugs.. I…
ArtBy Robert Williams December 8, 2015
Perception or Reality: People Too
Lila! First of all, hello to you my little miniature princess who scoots excellently past Starbucks at 18th and N…
ArtBy Anonymous / The Anti-Apathetic / Shernell Thomas December 4, 2015
No Room at the Airport
Three Street Sense vendors reflect on their experiences spending the night at National Airport now that policies have tightened this.
ArtBy Gerald Anderson November 28, 2015
After Katrina: A Ten-Year Roller Coaster, Part 8
Previously: Miss Linda from HUD recommend me to psychiatry. She ask me what I was incarcerated for, and I open up…
ArtBy Angie Whitehurst November 28, 2015
Help Wanted: Improve the Human Touch
Take my hand and grasp it strong. Look and see beyond the checklist of words and forms. Care a soulful…
National Geographic YOUR SHOT Program Visits Street Sense
Shock, fun and awe is the best way to describe the outdoor, hands-on, professional seminar the Street Sense photography workshop…
ArtBy Gabriel Raphael November 28, 2015
Let Me Follow
Let me follow you, War Horse From your Prussian fields Through the Balkans, Your herd is a motley crew Of…
ArtBy Ken Martin November 28, 2015
Hope
Hope, like a carrot before a mule Is easily dangled before the disparate With equal, if not, superior results. Give…
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