Location: Glover Park Time:Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I had experienced a mental breakdown that forced me to leave my university in Florida early and not get the degree I had taken classes for. This was compounded when, after going to therapy and trying to get help, I was harassed on the street with the HIPAA protected information […]
Location: Columbia Heights Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) I used to live in Columbia Heights off Otis Street NW. I lived in a studio apartment on the first floor of an apartment building. One week, while I was making dinner in my kitchen, I noticed a man peeping at me through my window. As soon as I […]
Location: Takoma (218 Cedar St. NW) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) May of 2016, I had a cast on my leg and was using a knee scooter to get home from the metro. Someone in his truck in the 7-11 parking lot, hollered, “Don’t worry, it’s gonna be okay, you’re looking good.” I smiled, as I’m […]
Location: Shaw (Near Howard University) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) In 2017 around 6pm I was on Georgia Ave NW in the area of Howard University heading into McDonalds and there was a group of young men horse playing very roughly near the entrance of the store while people including myself where trying to enter so […]
Location: Shaw (7th between Q & R) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was walking to grab lunch after my usual Saturday yoga class. A man on the sidewalk saw me, made a slurping noise, and told me I “look delicious in those pants.” He tried to get my attention but I ignored him, walking past. Submitted 4/2/18 […]