Community Voice Lab at American University

Street Reporter

Sheila White, 59, dreams of becoming a photojournalist and overcoming her experience of homelessness. As a reporter investigating the story of “Tent City” for the local street paper, Sheila discovers the power of her voice as a community journalist and the re-humanizing effects of life’s most basic need: a place to call home.

Street Reporter

26m 52s

Sheila White, 59, dreams of becoming a photojournalist and overcoming her experience of homelessness. As a reporter investigating the story of “Tent City” for the local street paper, Sheila discovers the power of her voice as a community journalist and the re-humanizing effects of life’s most basic need: a place to call home.

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