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ArtBy Chon Gotti November 27, 2019
Thankful for Chris Frye making history
Street Sense Media artist/vendor Chon Gotti celebrates his nephew being elected mayor.
ArtBy Beverly Sutton November 27, 2019
Dignity & Understanding
A reflection by Street Sense Media artist/vendor Beverly Sutton.
ArtBy Sybil Taylor November 27, 2019
Thanksgiving Memories
Sybil Taylor, a Street Sense Media artist/vendor, offers memories of Thanksgiving with her family.
ArtBy Patricia Donaldson November 27, 2019
Missing you on this special day
Patricia Donaldson, a Street Sense Media artist/vendor, remembers her mother as she looks towards Thanksgiving.
ArtBy Evelyn Nnam November 27, 2019
Gratitude
A poem by Street Sense Media artist/vendor Evelyn Nnam wishing all a Happy Thanksgiving.
ArtBy Franklin Sterling November 27, 2019
Wudufugol
A poem by Street Sense Media artist/vendor Franklin Sterling.
Loflice
A poem by Street Sense Media artist/vendor Franklin Sterling
Marijuana
ArtBy Aida Peery November 27, 2019
Traffic Control
Street Sense Media artist/vendor Aida Peery hopes the city can one day make the city’s streets safer for pedestrians and people experiencing homelessness.
ArtBy Gerald Anderson November 27, 2019
Treading the Water, Part 23
The next installment of Street Sense Media artist/vendor Gerald Anderson’s Treading the Water series.
ArtBy Patty Smith November 27, 2019
My life in review
A reflection on her life by Street Sense Media artist/vendor Patty Smith.
ArtBy James E. Gartrell November 27, 2019
Where do we go from here?
A call on readers by Street Sense Media artist/vendor James Gartrell to look out for those experiencing homelessness in the DMV.
ArtBy Alice Carter November 27, 2019
All Mixed Up
A poem by Street Sense Media artist/vendor Alice Carter, about her current situation.
ArtBy Wendell Williams November 27, 2019
Random Acts of Kindness: Home for the holidays by planes, trains and automobiles, Part 1
The first installment of “Home for the holidays by planes, trains, and automobiles,” by Street Sense Media artist/vendor Wendell Williams
ArtBy Frederic John November 19, 2019
I told you I was sick
Behind the plastic picket fence Epitaphs that make no sense When Sawhain rears its scabrous head We rejoice that we’re…
ArtBy Marcus Green November 19, 2019
The pitch
No, I’m not talking about baseball. Your sales pitch could be lame, so-so, great or magical. I put a lot…
ArtBy Gerald Anderson November 19, 2019
Treading the waters, part 22
When we were last with Gerald in his hometown of New Orleans, he was on the streets again, kickin’ it…
ArtBy Joe Jackson November 19, 2019
Everything can change in a heartbeat
I passed out (from what I later learned was very high blood pressure) at the McPherson Square bus stop. Someone…
ArtBy Andre Brinson November 19, 2019
A dedication to all cancer survivors
Six years ago, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. From that point on, I have been going with her…
ArtBy Juan Callejon November 19, 2019
Stories within “The Triple Crown,” part 1
This is the story of a Puerto Rican who is homeless in D.C., or “homefree,” as I would prefer to…
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