closed for the week after outcry over a video of 22-year-old Keisha Young being pulled down the stairs by her arms and hair.
Young said she was mistaken for another patron who had brought an open container of alcohol into the bar.The viral video led to dozens of people protesting outside the bar on Sunday, as well as condemnation from local LGBTQ organizations.Read More: Protesters gather outside Nellie’s after video shows woman being dragged down stairsNow, three local organizations — DC Ward One Mutual Aid, Harriet’s Dreams, and The Palm Collective — are urging a boycott of Nellie’s and organizing a protest on Friday, June 18, outside the bar’s U Street location.In addition to boycotting Nellie’s, the groups issued three demands on social.
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