Art
Art July 26, 2017
Homeless Artists Explore How Society Defines Poverty
Street Sense artists give their definitions of “Poor” and “Homeless”
ArtBy Marcellus Phillips July 26, 2017
My Epilepsy, My Homelessness, Your View
Vendor and artist, Marcellus Phillips, goes into detail about his epilepsy,
ArtBy Antoinette Calloway July 26, 2017
Do I Look Homeless?
A short poem looking into how homeless people are perceived.
ArtBy Reginald Denny July 26, 2017
Out There On My Own, PT 2
Vendor and artist, Reginald Denny, shares a story from childhood.
ArtBy Michael Craig July 17, 2017
Mr. Love and Peace
This story, penned by a Street Sense vendor, describes what happens when a little girl shows a monster love.
ArtBy Robert Warren July 17, 2017
Seventeen
A poem contemplating youth and the trials of growing up.
ArtBy Beverly Sutton July 17, 2017
Family Ties
A Street Sense vendor shares her gratitude for her housing assistance and longing to reconnect with family.
ArtBy Derian Hickman July 12, 2017
Freedom
Is the pen really mightier than the sword? It can be in the penitentiary
ArtBy Tanya Bibbs July 12, 2017
Street Papers Should be Used by All Churches
Street Sense can be used as a tool to help homeless people in every state. The paper can help the public to see us as people. People who want to work, not to beg.
ArtBy Chon Gotti July 12, 2017
Misconceptions of Marriage
I learned the hard way that romantic partnership — engagement, marriage, whatever you want to call it — means that someone is going to steal the covers and elbow you in the face while you try to sleep.
ArtBy Reginald Denny July 12, 2017
Out There on my Own, PT 1
As I look back over my life and think things over, I can truly say that I am blessed. I am a living testimony.
ArtBy Marcellus Phillips July 12, 2017
Money Will Never Be More Valuable Than Life, pt 3
After I was diagnosed with my seizure disorder, I became depressed. Then I started getting high and drinking to cope with depression.
ArtBy Aida Peery July 12, 2017
Medicaid Saves Lives
My brother David recently came to a convention in D.C. about housing and the expansion of Medicaid. I got to hear him speak in front of the White House.
Art July 12, 2017
My Birthday
At the end of the day, they all expressed how much fun we had and decided to meet again real soon, as being a family is important and we should never take it for granted.
ArtBy Sheila White July 12, 2017
My Role Model
As my boss and as a leader, George Rutherford gave me the opportunity to express my ideas and implement my plan for further education.
ArtBy Damon Smith July 12, 2017
Health Care for the Homeless
Health care for the homeless is imperative. Not having housing gives you many health issues. Food stamps and Medicaid saved…
ArtBy Robert Williams July 12, 2017
Perception or Reality: Dying on the Streets
People are literally dying on the streets of Washington D.C., our nation’s capital. Take a look around you, really take…
ArtBy Franklin Sterling July 11, 2017
Be-gan
Wy, middes his missaes, was th’ sith of joy? So, gerls, be generous with poyets and makath off lyk th’…
ArtBy Leonard Hyater July 11, 2017
Remembering Adam West
On June 9, 2017, actor Adam West died in Los Angeles at the age of 88, following a brief battle…
ArtBy Robert Warren July 11, 2017
Summer Ramadan
A month to renew sun up to sundown For you To become brand new All his mercies sent down to…
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