Opinion
OpinionBy Brett Pransky August 23, 2017
The march of the frightened
Brett Pransky gives his opinion on the Nazi march in Charlottesville.
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil August 17, 2017
I voted for Donald Trump. I feel conned.
Vendor columnist Jeffery McNeil says that Trump “conned” him, but that he’d probably still vote for him again.
OpinionBy Angie Whitehurst August 16, 2017
This Is How You Raise Up a Community
Street Sense Vendor Angie Whitehurst comments on the Shaw Community Center’s impact in the neighborhood.
OpinionBy Reginald Black August 10, 2017
The MLK Mural Will Return. Will The Homeless?
On June 8, 2017 D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and, former mayor Anthony Williams spoke about the 3-year renovation of D.C.’s downtown library branch while the historic 56 ft x 7 ft mural of Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was removed.
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil August 9, 2017
My First Critique of President Trump
Vendor and artist, Jeffery McNeil gives his opinion on Donald Trump.
OpinionBy Sheila White August 9, 2017
Stop Bulldozing The Homeless
Sheila White gives her opinion on a encampment that was destroyed with a bulldozer.
OpinionBy Angie Whitehurst August 9, 2017
Are You ONE of Us?
Angie Whitehurst gives her opinion Councilman McDuffie’s response to recent developments at Brookland Manor.
OpinionBy Gwynette Smith August 9, 2017
What It Is Like To Have Been Homeless
Gwynette Smith explains how it felt for her to be homeless.
OpinionBy Angie Whitehurst August 1, 2017
A Warning to the Well-Dressed
I walk on the right side of the street. In front of me looms the Entourage of Khaki Pants (EKP),…
OpinionBy Jason Lee Bakke August 1, 2017
Why is D.C. Still Funding the Community Partnership?
In 2014, Relisha Rudd, an 8-year-old girl living at DC’s largest homeless shelter, DC General, was abducted by a shelter…
OpinionBy Gwynette Smith July 12, 2017
Barriers to Exiting Homelessness
Vendor Gwynette Smith explains why faith and transportation can be barriers to exiting homelessness.
OpinionBy Angie Whitehurst July 12, 2017
Metro Needs To Find Its Humanity
Speakers from One DC, Amalgamated Transit Union 689 and others encouraged the crowd to contact their council members and call for affordable transit.
OpinionBy Cynthia Mewborn / The Anti-Apathetic / Damon Smith / Gwynette Smith / Sheila White July 10, 2017
Street Sense Vendors Respond to Ben Carson
Street Sense Vendors react to Ben Carson’s comments on homelessness.
OpinionBy Anonymous July 10, 2017
Push Back Against Greed in Housing
By Anonymous Greedy landlords are responsible for the housing crisis in Washington, D.C. Too many landlords refuse to cooperate or…
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil July 10, 2017
The Extreme Left
I never cared for ideologues and partisans. You can’t deal with those people. It’s all about feelings and emotion; facts…
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil June 16, 2017
Something Democrats Never Considered: Reality
Jeffery McNeil shares his thoughts on the Democratic Party, exposing negative aspects of liberalism.
OpinionBy Tanya Bibbs June 16, 2017
On Being Black and Homeless in the Gym
Tanya Bibbs writes on her experience joining a gym.
OpinionBy Ken Martin June 14, 2017
Kids Lending a Hand
While many adults have grown complacent, kids continue to do the hard work necessary to end homelessness
OpinionBy Brett Pransky June 2, 2017
Nukes and Narcissism
Do we need to investigate further into the mental conditions of our people in power? Find out in this opinion piece.
OpinionBy Reginald Black June 2, 2017
All Kinds of People
A vendor faces discrimination and problems when trying to make a positive impact by selling Street Sense.
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