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On Saturday morning around 10:15, I was walking to work for my weekend job. I have never had a problem in the area before, especially in the morning. This morning was an exception, however. I saw a man in between a couple of parked cars and as I passed him he approached me from the […]

On my way home I change trains at Metro Center. As I was exiting one train the man sitting in the disabled seating poked me on the arm. I thought I must have dropped something, and he was trying to get my attention to tell me. However, when I looked up at him all he […]

I used to live near Howard University on a charming block with great families on either side of me. It was about a 20 minute walk to the Shaw-Howard Metro, and I had catcalls and degrading comments yelled at me every day. I just ignored them and walked faster. One day, a man in a […]

Something about the 4th of July drove the harassers out. It seemed as if there was a harasser standing at every corner I turned. Just walking around the U street and Columbia Heights area that afternoon, my girlfriends and I experienced at least five catcallers and had three guys honk their horns at us and […]

I am walking early this 4th of July morning to get to the train station, and it seems like it’s going to be an uneventful walk. I spoke too soon. This maroon car sidles next to me and matches my pace. “Baby, where you walkin’ to?” the driver asks. I develop tunnel vision and act […]