Shakaye Henry is originally from Ohio. She was married. She had a son. She believed the situation she was in wasn’t the best for her and her son, but her son was taken from her when she was put in an assisted-living facility. She hasn’t seen her son in two years. She would like to have her son back. She has been dealing with litigation but has not been able to find proper legal representation in order to make this happen. In her attempts to flee her situation, she found herself in D.C. She has been involved with work programs and would like to some day be involved with legal studies.

Why do you sell Street Sense?
She explains how she likes the opportunities that it provides for homeless people to help themselves and she describes the work that she has done, “I have been doing custodial work programs . . . and would like to study the law to get my son back.”

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
She hopes to be doing something with the law. She jokes, “if I could be anything I wanted, I would be a movie star.” She goes on to explain the extent of the work programs she is involved in and how they have helped her in connection with computer skills and other marketable abilities.

What is your favorite food?
“I like Chinese food. My favorite is shrimp fried rice. I don’t get to eat out much. That would probably be my favorite food, though.” She goes into other types of Chinese foods that she’s had and not liked and ends with the tried-and-true shrimp fried rice.

What is your favorite movie?
She goes into how she likes any movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger or Sylvester Stallone in it. “I like action movies. They’re fun.” She brings up “Rambo” and the “Terminator,” specifically.

What is your favorite kind of music?
“I like Stevie Wonder,” she asserts as she goes into explaining that she likes most of the popular music that plays even though she doesn’t like to listen to music much. She doesn’t feel like it’s her thing.