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Happy father’s day

Derian Hickman wishes good luck to all the fathers in the world on father’s day.

What makes a father?

Artist/Vendor Latishia Graham writes about what makes a father a father.

Ten years of advocacy and still a long way till fairness

The People For Fairness Coalition
recently celebrated and
acknowledged 10 years of standing up for ourselves and advocating for poor and homeless people to have housing as a universal right in Washington, D.C. As I think back to when PFFC was founded in May of 2008, I remember finding myself homeless for the second time in my life. The first time was in 1993, when Washington, D.C. had become the murder capital of the nation.

Life

Street Sense Media artist/vendor speaks about life in this poem.

The facts of poverty and the homeless life

Street Sense Media artist/vendor James Garrell states “the facts of poverty and the homeless life”.

Mind, Body and Spirit

Street Sense Media artist/vendor Liz Bryant writes about her life.

My Life

Street Sense Media artist/vendor Melody Byrd writes about her life.

Roseanne Barr exposed the liberal double standard

An opinion piece about the firing of comedian Roseanne Barr two weeks ago over a Tweet.

Product of Progression: Homelessness Will Not Hold Me Back

An opinion piece about author Tyler Chisholm Jr.’s struggle to succeed in governmental rehousing.

Why Is Homelessness Still Not News?

Where are the news media companies when it comes to the realities of American homelessness? And what can we do to help?

Can D.C. City Council Challengers Deliver on Their Campaign Promises?

This year’s primary election campaign is a heated one, especially for D.C. Democratic loyalists. Both incumbent candidates, Brianne Nadeau and Anita Bonds, have worked very hard for their constituencies. Can their challengers deliver on their campaign promises?

A City Council Candidate On Homelessness

David Schwartzman, the DC Statehood Green Party candidate for D.C. Council At-Large, writes about D.C. human rights violations.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle going to church at Sandringham on Christmas Day 2017

How Meghan Markle became the Modern Day Cinderella

An opinion piece on Meghan Markle’s representation of the American Dream.

File photo of a sign held by a participant in a May 9 protest led by families in the rapid rehousing program and community advocates.

Product of Progression: I’m Trying To Succeed In Rapid-Rehousing

An opinion piece depicting author Tyrone Chisolm Jr’s struggle to succeed in governmental rehousing.

An illustration of a rapper exiting a car to go to the polls

Don’t Vote

An opinion piece detailing author Levester Green’s opinions on the voting system and its flaws.

Vote Yes On 77

An opinion piece advocating support for ballot initiative 77, which would force employers to pay tipped employees the minimum wage.

An illustration of a Woman in a green tank top

Alive and Well: a review of Eve Ewing’s ‘Electric Arches’

Mike Wold reviews Eve Ewing’s most recent collection of poetry about the experiences of being a black woman in Chicago.

Our Tent City

Laticia Brock describes her time living in “Tent City” and the experiences she shared with the people she lived with.

Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld delivering the opening prayer as guest chaplain at the United States House of Representatives

A Weak Response to Bigotry

Rabbi Shmuel Herzfel of the Ohev Sholom (the National Synagogue) criticizes the city council for its weak response to Councilmember Trayon White’s anti-Semitic comments.

Ben Carson speaking at a podium with his arms outstretched

Ben Carson’s False Promises on Homelessness

Maria Foscarinis, the founder and executive director of the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, explains why Ben Carson’s plans to end homelessness do not consider the actual needs of those experiencing homelessness.

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