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ArtBy Robert Warren April 10, 2013
How Do I Speak
How do I speak with other voices that have words that are not my own? How will I say these…
ArtBy Victoria Beaumont April 10, 2013
The Roller Coaster of My Life
Well my loyal Street Sense readers, happy new issue to you all. As my loyal readers know, my life in…
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil April 10, 2013
From Another Angle
I was watching the “Melissa Harris-Perry” show on MSNBC. The segment aired a while back but it has stuck in…
ArtBy Viktor Blokhine April 10, 2013
Perpetuum Mobile
Nobody remembers who first talked about the idea of perpetuum mobile (Latinum). The English translation is perpetual motion. For a…
ArtBy Veda Simpson April 10, 2013
If God Was Homeless Would You Help Him?
When things are going bad and this light is getting dim He’s standing on the corner with no idea where…
ArtBy Sybil Taylor April 10, 2013
Whiskas
My little kitty who is now a full grown cat I raised her up as a kitten last year around…
OpinionBy Evelyn Nnam April 10, 2013
Earth Day
Earth: the planet that we live on and the only planet in the solar system known to harbor any life…
ArtBy John Matthews April 10, 2013
Left Behind
A six-year-old boy Left behind by his father Outcast by half his blood For being his mother’s son. As…
ArtBy Chris Shaw April 10, 2013
Before The Rain PT 18: BU-BU BURAS, VOU-DOU HARASSING IN BURAS
How they got to the beat down village, of Buras was anyone’s guess. Loomishad blanked awake in time to spy…
ArtBy Gwynette Smith April 10, 2013
Fulfillment Part 2
After arriving in New York, they checked into the Pierre. The men shared a room, and Gayle had her own….
NewsBy Jeff Gray December 19, 2012
Volunteer Network Feeds Thousands
Every Friday evening at 6 Scott Feger and his family rendezvous at the Hampshire View Baptist Church and begin loading…
OpinionBy Morgan Jones November 7, 2012
Charm City Connection
Street Sense vendor Morgan Jones describes an experience with a similar street paper.
NewsBy Sydney Franklin October 24, 2012
After the Walkathon Mini-Walks Carry On
For 24 years, the Fannie Mae Help the Homeless Walkathon brought crowds of spirited marchers to the heart of Washington….
NewsBy Natalie Devlin August 29, 2012
Service Spotlight: Empowering Women International
Families from all over the world come to the D.C. area for refuge and opportunity. Unfortunately for many, those opportunities…
OpinionBy Charmaine Miller August 15, 2012
Service Spotlight: Celestial Manna
Every Friday when Scott Seger gets home from work, he eats dinner with his family. After that, it is almost…
NewsBy Lauren Colegrove August 1, 2012
VA Announces Grants to Help End Veteran Homelessness
Through the national SSVF program, VA is able to award grants to organizations that help transition low-income Veterans and their families into permanent housing and more stable conditions.
Vendor ProfileBy Evi Mariani August 1, 2012
Vendor Profile: Phillip Black
“I’m a strong person, and Street Sense helped me so much. I believe in Street Sense.”
NewsBy Mary Otto May 23, 2012
Suburban Communities: Hidden
A look at hidden communities in the D.C metro area.
ArtBy Mary Otto May 9, 2012
Jesse
Friends and colleagues in the district’s homeless community are remembering poet and activist Jesse Smith Jr., who died May 1. He had been ill for about a year.
NewsBy Ellen Gilmer January 5, 2011
Gray Promises to Unify Wards
The District of Columbia’s new mayor has his work cut out for him in convincing homeless Washingtonians of his resolve…
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