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Opinion & Analysis

Microcosms of Mayhem & Humanity: Destroying Black & Brown Lives for High-Rises in the Nation’s Capital

The Powerful And The Powerless: Homelessness In The Nation’s Capital

More than 7,000 homeless live in Washington, from the woman living in a cardboard and duct tape structure near the White House to the panhandlers working K Street.

February 17th, 2014
Carmen Russell-Sluchansky
February 17th, 2014
By Carmen Russell-Sluchansky
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John Gillis wakes up every morning at 5 a.m., showers, gets dressed and then shares breakfast with maybe 100 other men. He steps out of the old school building where he lives and heads for a local coffee shop for some caffeine. “That’s the real alarm clock,” Gillis said. Then he’ll head to the library and get to work. That means writing.

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