Okay
Now I am originally from DC
and I love it to death!
everything from the National Mall to the crackheads on the corner
and it really doesnt scare me that Howard is in the "hood"
(what HBCU isn't?)
but my mom was recently up there visiting (we live in North Carolina now)
and she came home the other day
we started talkin about school stuff and whatnot and I mentioned Howard
(like i always do)
and she says:
"Oh Lord, I dont know if i want u up there"
me being me , i say:
"Well whats wrong now, ma?"
she acting like she didnt grow up there and live there for almost 20 somethin years
she says :
"I dont know its just in the heart of the hood... I would be scared for u all the time"
and then exaggerating like she does
"and I think I heard some gunshots too"
now be that as it may
is it really that serious?
i mean i know not to walk alone... ever
and not to walk around showin off expensive things like im the sh*t
to be careful on the buses and subways
(my dad works for metro up there)
so somebody who knows
let me know the real deal about Howard and its "surroundings" lol
everything from the National Mall to the crackheads on the corner
and it really doesnt scare me that Howard is in the "hood"
(what HBCU isn't?)
but my mom was recently up there visiting (we live in North Carolina now)
and she came home the other day
we started talkin about school stuff and whatnot and I mentioned Howard
(like i always do)
, i say:
"Well whats wrong now, ma?"
she acting like she didnt grow up there and live there for almost 20 somethin years
she says 
:
"I dont know its just in the heart of the hood... I would be scared for u all the time"
and then exaggerating like she does
"and I think I heard some gunshots too" 
now be that as it may
is it really that serious?
i mean i know not to walk alone... ever
and not to walk around showin off expensive things like im the sh*t
to be careful on the buses and subways
(my dad works for metro up there)
so somebody who knows
let me know the real deal about Howard and its "surroundings" lol
