Artist and vendor Kym Parker writes about family and love beyond those we’re connected to by blood.

Street Sense vendor Angie Whitehurst interviews author Lisa Blackburn Ullven about writing about homelessness.

Artist and vendor Angie Whitehurst writes about a film screening for “No Address: Atlanta”, which addresses homelessness and its solutions.

Robert Warren tells readers how to write a poem and, in doing so, writes one himself.

What would happen if our emotions controlled the weather?

Kym Parker urges us to talk about sex, to understand and protect ourselves.

Marcus McCall shares the peace that writing can bring.

Dwayne Butler shares suggestions on how to make Street Sense a better paper.

Frederic John remembers his entry into the world of blues, and takes readers back to D.C.’s blues scene in the 1970s.

Levester Green celebrates 50 years of hip-hop, and spotlights Black entertainment industry.

Dominique Anthony reminds us to practice self-care – and gives some inspiration for how to!

Nekisha Durret’s ‘Queen City,’ a sculpture in an Arlington park, memorializes a Black community displaced by the Pentagon.

Artist and Vendor Ronald Smoot talks about how Tom Brady has inspired him to be a better person in his own life.

Nikki Smith, who moved to D.C. six months ago, is already making an impact with her art and advocacy at Street Sense.

Street Sense Media vendors read their work aloud at a poetry slam at Planet Word.

The glossy wrapper of a white Kit Kat is layered over a colored pencil drawing of the titular candy bar….

A poem by Nikila Smith

Beautiful is Black Fighting for knowledge, that’s power Speaking to beautiful Black, there is a story, there is hurt. Respect,…

A festival showcasing a series of urban planning films exploring the country’s complicated history with housing inequality stopped at the National Building Museum in late January.

There is something to be learned from the Spartan culture, especially in America.