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Every now and then I will make a trip out from VA to DC to visit my best friend Ashley, who lives in the NW region of DC. I was in the city for the fourth of July weekend, and the incident happened on Sunday, July 3rd. We had plans to pick up a friend […]

I was walking to the U street area when I was passed by a couple of pre-teen neighborhood boys. One of them yelled out “Tig Ol’ Bitties” as I passed them. Almost as soon as it had left his mouth, the kid next to him yelled “Why would you say that?!” and repeated it when […]

I got on the 96 bus heading West at U Street NW and 11 Street NW on Saturday, June 4, just before midnight. It was bus number 4299 (license plate B 37486). I didn’t get the driver’s name, but she was a black woman. As I got on, I noticed the bus driver and a […]

I was out running and waiting at the intersection at 14th and Florida and two men were walking up to the intersection. My instincts told me right away that I was about to be harassed so I subtly changed my body’s stance as the two men approached me. They slowed down, split up, with one […]

I was walking down 14th St coming home from work and as this guy passed me he looks me up and down and says “you’ve got pretty legs” in a leery, sing-songy way. Wasn’t expecting to hear that one – I have a big bruise/scab on one of my knees from a fall I had […]