People's District

When we help a family in poverty, we are really helping ourselves. As humans, we don’t just stop at the edge of o...

Danny Harris interviews Danny Harris.

I remember my first experience with violence. I was seven or eight and playing outside of my house. There was this ...

Working at an underground sex club taught me about hard work and humility. I got paid $9 an hour to pick up rooms a...

As we were running, my friend and I got split up and the white car chased me down to Clay Place. By the time they p...

As a child, I always felt like something was missing in my life. I grew up the only child with a mother who worked ...

My first perception at Howard in the 50's was that all of the young men were impoverished because they wore short p...

I made a decision to leave the neighborhood and never move back after my sister was murdered in 2002 by her boyfrie...

I like America, but living here is hard. I have to do everything myself because I have no family or friends here. I...

My story may be a little rough to some people, but I hope that they can still hear my message: there is hope. Becau...

Sometimes, I think that I was preordained to be a police officer.

When we talk about violence in our communities, a lot of it comes from these kids with no hope or opportunities. Ev...

Do you know how many times I have been told that THEARC is the best kept secret in the city? Despite the progress h...

Because Dawson was my best friend and I really grew to love his family, I asked if his Mom would adopt me. They tho...

I knew that robbing someone was wrong, but I always thought that if I got caught, it would be the situation that le...

When I was working, I never had to go with no food, so it scared me to see myself and my babies not having enough t...