Art
ArtBy Wendell Williams February 21, 2018
The Super Bowl riots in Philadelphia exposed a blatant double-standard
Wendell Williams describes the riots in Philadelphia after the Eagles’ Super Bowl win, and how the lack of policing created a double standard in America.
ArtBy Phillip Black February 21, 2018
Perseverance
Phillip Black describes in this piece how perseverance in hard times means falling down and getting back up, just like the Eagles’ Nick Foles did.
ArtBy Dwayne Butler February 21, 2018
Brotherly Love
Vendor and artist Dwayne Butler celebrates the Eagles first Super Bowl victory in this piece.
ArtBy Gwynette Smith February 21, 2018
Our seniors need help
Gwynette Smith describes the actions taken by the D.C. government over the past year that aimed to help senior citizens.
ArtBy Gerald Anderson February 21, 2018
My story, my thanks
Gerald Anderson author of “Still Standing”, will take you.
ArtBy Latishia Wynn February 21, 2018
My home
Latishia share he new apartment with friends.
ArtBy Patty Smith February 21, 2018
Drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes
A song by Patty Smith.
ArtBy Franklin Sterling February 16, 2018
The House of Tantalos
Small oures, small morsels, “Dovwer the poisoun, my love, ‘Waelde teu hes gyfts vor teres’, a seied.” sotto voce…
ArtBy Moyo Onibuje February 16, 2018
My name is Moyo, part 4: Meeting Fela Kuti
Moyo Onibuje writes about meeting the musician Fela Kuti as a child, and Kuti’s legacy of activism in Nigeria.
ArtBy Christina Mele February 15, 2018
LAST WORDS: OFF TO AN EXCITING START
Christina, an Editorial Intern, shares her experiences at Street Sense.
ArtBy Evelyn Nnam February 12, 2018
Oh, Valentine’s Day
Oh, Valentine’s Day The day filled with lacy cards, Heart-shaped candy And big bouquets of flowers. Oh, Valentine’s Day As only…
ArtBy Michael Craig February 12, 2018
The Monkey and the Pilot
A fable by Michael Craig and illustrated by Barbara Pollard.
ArtBy Marcus Green February 12, 2018
Goal-setting
In this piece artist and vendor Marcus Green outlines his goals for 2018.
Art February 12, 2018
Children of the night
Ron Rudley dedicates this poem to children of the night.
ArtBy Frederic John February 12, 2018
New ecology
This poem by vendor Frederic John was inspired by the death of thousands of saiga antelope after a bacteria became fatal.
ArtBy Reginald Denny February 12, 2018
The Original
Vendor Reginald Denny thanks Street Sense for the opportunities it has given him and the successes that have been brought to him by being a vendor.
ArtBy Reginald Black February 12, 2018
Advocates talk universal housing at Woolly Mammoth
Advocacy group ONE D.C. organized an art show to discuss local housing issues in D.C.
ArtBy Robert Williams February 12, 2018
Perception or reality: Our seniors
Robert Williams calls for increased care towards homeless senior citizens, sharing an experience he had with a homeless friend recently.
ArtBy Henrieese Roberts February 12, 2018
The Republican Retreat
Henrieese Roberts writes about his experience protesting outside of a Republican Party meeting at a resort in West Virginia, calling for increased disability rights with the Disability Integration Act
ArtBy Conrad Cheek Jr. February 7, 2018
A musical experience: Dark Side of the Moon, pt 1
Conrad Cheek describes describes his relationship to Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon.”
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