The first thing Nikki Smith noticed when she got off the train from Philadelphia to D.C. was that she didn’t…

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.

During the autumn holiday period of 2021 (In the “Year of Our Lord”), I decided to once again attend to…

Our lives are molded like clay, based on our decisions made each day. You may start out not knowing your…

Being Cinderella and Beauty wrapped in one has created unique chapters in the story of my life. Replace the evil…

Chris Cole is a 37-year-old poet, doodler, and painter. She’s worked as an artist and vendor for Street Sense for…

Jacqueline Turner, who has been a vendor for Street Sense Media since 2010, uses watercolors to paint scenes of whatever she imagines. Turner’s art was featured in an art show on Sept. 29.

Rochelle L. Walker is a 59-year-old painter and writer. She’s worked as an artist and vendor for Street Sense Media for three years. After her apartment building was shut down, Walker received efficiency housing through a local homeless services provider and discovered Street Sense Media in the process.

Long-time vendor Sybil Taylor shares how she began creating art for the paper this year.

A poem by Redbook Mango about catholic school.

The Community Enrichment Project (CEP) is a youth civic engagement and empowerment nonprofit with a mission to enhance underserved communities by empowering young leaders. This article explores the work founder Lauren Grimes is doing with local youth.

A university student debuted a photography exhibit in collaboration with a Street Sense Media artist/vendor at a gallery in downtown D.C. last month. The exhibit will be featured until June 10.

Last month, the Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) and the Eleven Eleven Foundation premiered the exhibit “Invisible Words” at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, dedicated to furthering people’s understanding of the hardships of people experiencing homelessness.

Being middle-aged, I have always been an active person. However, six months ago, I felt fatigued. Getting out of bed…

The 160th emancipation day, which celebrates the anniversary of freedom for 3,100 enslaved people, took place in person for the first time in two years. But the celebrations were joined with calls for D.C. statehood, as residents watched the parade, listened to music, and enjoyed a fireworks display.