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Ozzy Osborne: A letter to my younger self

Ozzy Osborne — the infamous lead singer of heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath — penned a letter to his younger self as part of a series for Street Roots sister paper, the Big Issue UK. He shares it with readers, as told to Jane Graham. I was a rebellious ...

4 Jan 2015 - Jane Graham
Report on violence against the homeless draws star power before Congress

Oscar award-winner Susan Sarandon may be most famous for her roles in “Thelma & Louise,” “Dead Man Walking,” and, of course, the cult-classic “Rocky Horror Picture Show.” However, her work and commitment extend far beyond her achievements on the silve ...

11 Aug 2014 - Rachel Cain
Hunter S. Thompson’s illustrator, Ralph Steadman, reflects on a life of bad craziness

Ralph Steadman was born in Merseyside in 1936 and grew up in North Wales. He found his calling in a tiny advert for a Percy V Bradshaw illustration course: “You too can learn to draw and earn £££s”. In the 1960s his work appeared in Punch and Private Eye, ...

24 Jul 2014 - Adam Forrest
Priced out in San Francisco

Ly Tran* is washing dishes when I arrive at her house. She wears a gray sweatshirt and sweatpants with neon green lines running up the leg, her short black hair bobbing up and down as she wipes dry a plate. Her quiet demeanor contrasts with the slew of br ...

10 Jul 2014 - Samantha Lew
A worldwide community

You may know your vendor in Portland, but did you know that he or she is one of tens of thousands of vendors around the globe, working their way out of homelessness and poverty with newspapers papers just like Street Roots. Here are a few of the faces fro ...

7 Feb 2013 - Street Roots Staff