Culture
On the Streets With a Newspaper Vendor Trying to Sell His Story
A walk with Robert Williams, who sells the Street Sense paper made by and for the homeless in Washington, D.C.
On The Job is a series of conversations with the people who keep neighborhoods running.
From the moment I meet him, it’s clear Robert Williams isn’t shy. Williams is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He’s also a writer, photographer, and filmmaker. That’s how he introduces himself when he’s out selling Street Sense, a biweekly newspaper about homelessness and poverty in Washington, D.C.