Racism
ArtBy Lawrence Autry August 30, 2023
Divided by color
Lawrence Autry shares his views on prejudice.
ArtBy Carlos Carolina February 2, 2022
Martin Luther King Day
Carlos D. Carolina writes about his experience at the Martin Luther King Jr. “Peace Walk” and how moving and empowering it was.
NewsBy Ben Gutman September 1, 2021
DC-based artist contributes to international campaign that centers Indigenous leadership on environmental protection
Six original portraits of Indigenous women leaders were commissioned from D.C.-based artist and Street Sense Media volunteer Tracie Ching.
ArtBy Angie Whitehurst May 19, 2021
The Verdict!
Angie Whitehurst shares her reaction to the guilty verdict in Derek Chauvin’s criminal trial for the murder of George Floyd.
NewsBy Athiyah Azeem / Aoife Maher-Ryan May 19, 2021
Mothers rally to pass police reform in George Floyd’s name
Ahead of Mother’s Day, the Center for Racial Equity and Justice held an event asking Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. While the national legislation stalls, local reforms are being considered.
NewsBy Matt Gannon April 29, 2021
‘DC’s richest residents pay lower taxes than everyone else,’ report finds
Ahead of debates over the mayor’s FY22 budget, a DCFPI analysis finds that D.C.’s 1% pays less in taxes than everyone but the lowest 20% of residents and argues that higher taxes on D.C.’s wealthiest residents are essential to addressing racial inequities in wealth and income.
ArtBy Ronald Dudley March 1, 2021
Sometimes
A poem by Artist/Vendor Ron Dudley, a.k.a. “Pookanu”
ArtBy Donté Turner February 26, 2021
Looking Ahead
Looking ahead nowadays is harder than looking back. It used to be that when you’re looking forward you can look back on what you’ve been through and how you got through what you’ve been through to get to where you are.
NewsBy Ben Gutman February 26, 2021
Tenants at Marbury Plaza renew a decade-old rent strike as COVID-19 exacerbates a history of neglect
The D.C. Tenants Union partnered with tenant leaders at Marbury Plaza in Southeast D.C. to organize a rent strike and push the landlord and city government for repairs and rental relief.
ArtBy Anthony Carney February 10, 2021
Riot at the Capitol
The Trump rally was a disgrace for our country. He feels that white privilege is a way of life for…
ArtBy Ronald Dudley November 23, 2020
Black Science
Artist and vendor Ron Dudley on his Blackness.
OpinionBy Aida Peery November 2, 2020
Too many people fought so we could vote. Don’t waste it.
Aida Peery encourages everyone to vote and reminds readers of the sacrifices it took to get here.
ArtBy Anthony Carney / Marcus Green / Jemel Fleming October 28, 2020
Standing on the shoulders of ancestry
Street Sense vendors reflect on the passing of civil rights leader and Congressman John Lewis.
OpinionBy Wendell Williams October 26, 2020
103 seconds is not enough
Wendell Williams on why Biden’s statements on racial justice haven’t earned his vote.
NewsBy Jake Maher October 15, 2020
Of DC’s 24 at-large candidates, who has a specific plan to address homelessness?
A Street Sense Media analysis determined that only six of the 24 at-large DC Council candidates on the ballot advertised specific plans with measurable goals to address homelessness in their online platforms. We sent them five questions about local poverty.
OpinionBy Colly Dennis September 10, 2020
Time for Sharpton to step aside
Vendor and artist Colly Dennis calls for a new generation of civil rights leaders.
OpinionBy Marcus Green September 10, 2020
Hold police accountable — by voting
Vendor and artist Marcus Green offers his thoughts on police brutality and the upcoming 2020 presidential election.
ArtBy Robert Warren August 31, 2020
Life’s Protest
A poem reflecting on a summer of protests from Street Sense Media vendor and artist Robert Warren.
NewsBy Christian Zapata August 28, 2020
Homelessness, most often, is a product of systemic racism, advocates say
Many D.C. organizers and local nonprofits want to see the city allocate more resources toward ending homelessness, calling it a symptom of systemic racism.
ArtBy Anthony Carney August 6, 2020
The Washington Redskins’ Change of Name
Anthony Carney writes about the importance of respecting one another.
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