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Yo! I am coming to DMV this April. Never been. Going to a wedding but also want to make the most of it. Taking my mom for her 60th birthday too who also has never been. Need some recommendations on what to do. FYI - I am not black, im a samoan breh. But the biggest priority is going to the african american museum. I have never been in the north east of the country. I want to do all the monuments and museums.

Im just trying to get some intel and do my research with some of you locals. Thanks.
 
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Yo! I am coming to DMV this April. Never been. Going to a wedding but also want to make the most of it. Taking my mom for her 60th birthday too who also has never been. Need some recommendations on what to do. FYI - I am not black, im a samoan breh. But the biggest priority is going to the african american museum. I have never been in the north east of the country. I want to do all the monuments and museums.

Im just trying to get some intel and do my research with some of you locals. Thanks.
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Y'all staying with ppl or at a hotel?

Also, how long will y’all be out here? Knowing that would make things flow better because the National Mall and its offerings are really big (mind you, it’s other museums and galleries off of The Mall too) and will definitely take more than 3 days to fully cover. But I always recommend these museums/galleries the most for OTers:

National Museum of African American History & Culture

Nat’l Museum of Natural History

Nat’l Air & Space Museum

Nat’l Portraiture Gallery

Nat’l Gallery of Art

Int’l Spy Museum

National Building Museum

Since it’ll be in April, the cherry blossoms by the Tidal Basin will still be on full display even if it’ll be slightly after peak bloom. And hopefully it’ll get warm enough by the time y’all visit because it’s pretty dope chillin on the lawns of The Mall with the Washington Monument and the Capitol on opposite sides of you while you enjoy the people watching of tourists in a frenzy, ppl playing soccer or softball, ppl chillin on blankets having picnics and sunbathing, kids flying their kites, hella food trucks and food carts parked alongside, and the Downtown traffic cruising on by. The low 50s to mid 70s tend to be pretty common temps out here during a majority of April.
 
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Sankofa Alwayz said:
Y'all staying with ppl or at a hotel?

Also, how long will y’all be out here? Knowing that would make things flow better because the National Mall and its offerings are really big (mind you, it’s other museums and galleries off of The Mall too) and will definitely take more than 3 days to follow cover. But I always recommend these museums/galleries the most for OTers:

National Museum of African American History & Culture

Nat’l Museum of Natural History

Nat’l Air & Space Museum

Nat’l Portraiture Gallery

Nat’l Gallery of Art

Int’l Spy Museum

National Building Museum

Since it’ll be in April, the cherry blossoms by the Tidal Basin will still be on full display even if it’ll be slightly after peak bloom. And hopefully it’ll get warm enough by the time y’all visit because it’s pretty dope chillin on the lawns of The Mall with the Washington Monument and the Capitol on opposite sides of you while you enjoy the people watching of tourists in a frenzy, ppl playing soccer or softball, ppl chillin on blankets having picnics and sunbathing, kids flying their kites, hella food trucks and food carts parked alongside, and the Downtown traffic cruising on by. The low 50s to mid 70s tend to be pretty common temps out here during a majority of April.
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Gonna be there a whole week. From April 18 to April 26. The wedding is on the 23rd which is saturday i believe. The wedding is also somewhere in virginia. Trying to find a vacation rental. From looking at the flights, its cheaper to fly in to baltimore which I dont mind. I don't need to stay in DC, but since most of the time will be visiting in there, I figured id like to be close by where it will be easy to have access. Definitely renting a car because I like to explore and will definitely be perusing around dmv. If i have time, maybe squeeze in a philly trip.
 
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Gonna be there a whole week. From April 18 to April 26. The wedding is on the 23rd which is saturday i believe. The wedding is also somewhere in virginia. Trying to find a vacation rental. From looking at the flights, its cheaper to fly in to baltimore which I dont mind. I don't need to stay in DC, but since most of the time will be visiting in there, I figured id like to be close by where it will be easy to have access. Definitely renting a car because I like to explore and will definitely be perusing around dmv. If i have time, maybe squeeze in a philly trip.
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Ohh that’s ample enough time breh, you should be good then. If you get a rental car, you might wanna consider checking out this app called Turo where ppl basically rent their cars out to you. It’s generally cheaper than places like Enterprise and them plus not all of the renters on Turo require a deposit hold. Careful while you’re driving out here tho since DMV do got some insane drivers and our traffic is a whole headache. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend visitors to drive in DC itself unless they’re absolutely comfortable with understanding the layout and the confusing ass parking signs….Also take mind and everyone’s word for it, NEVER SPEED IN VIRGINIA. If you catch an RD (reckless driving) charge over there, that’s deemed a misdemeanor in their eyes.

You’d be able to find some really nice vacation rentals all throughout the DMV. We also got an extensive public transit network too and you get around pretty decently with Metro. And if you don’t feel like driving to Philly, you can take Amtrak up there from Union Station.

Also another thing you should know, afaik there’s not too many Pacific Islanders here compared to Hawaii and the West Coast in general, however, there’s large Filipino communities out here in PG County (most particularly Fort Washington and Oxon Hill), which is the predominantly Black suburb just east of DC.
 
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A Majority Of D.C. Killings Are Driven By Small Number Of People

According to the study, there is significant overlap between victims of homicides and the suspects who commit them, in terms of life circumstances and risk factors. Many are involved in groups, which the study defined as a neighborhood crew, clique, or gang with varying levels of organization. Many have history with the criminal justice system, and a significant number have previously been the victim of a shooting or connected in some way to a recent shooting.

The study found that the vast majority – 85% – of homicides in 2019 and 2020 involved guns. And in at least 46% of the cases, the shooting had some connection to a group, whether through the victim, the suspect, or both. (The study noted that in another 26% of the homicides, group affiliation was unknown, meaning the number of group-connected shootings could be higher.)

More than 90% of homicide victims and homicide suspects in 2019 and 2020 were male, and about 96% were Black. Nearly half were formerly incarcerated, and about 86% of them were known to the criminal justice system in some way. And, the study found, victims in homicides and suspects in these cases were “remarkably similar” when it came to prior arrests. Most had been arrested for property crimes, drug crimes, and unarmed violent offenses prior to the shooting or homicide, and had on average been arrested approximately 11 times
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we been knew all this but glad there's an official study to point this out.

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Link to actual report:
https://cjcc.dc.gov/sites/default/f... Violence Problem Analysis Summary Report.pdf

In Washington, DC, most gun violence is tightly concentrated on a small number of very high risk young Black male adults that share a common set of risk factors, including: involvement in street crews/groups;significant criminal justice history including prior or active community supervision; often prior victimization; and a connection to a recent shooting (within the past 12 months). While the majority of people involved in shootings, as victim or suspect, are members or associates of street groups/gangs, the motive for the shooting may not be a traditional gang war. Often shootings are precipitated by a petty conflict over a young woman, a simple argument, or the now ubiquitous social media slight. Exacerbating the social media incited shootings are music videos that promote certain neighborhoods or cliques that also “dis” other crews or individuals, sparking a series of comments and competing videos that escalate into shootings. All of this is made possible and exacerbated by the wide availability of firearms and the culture of resolving conflicts through violence. This popular YouTube video provides a detailed explanation of one of DC’s primary neighborhood conflicts, including disturbing images of firearms with extended magazines3 : Deadly War In DC: Simple City vs 37th - YouTube This small number of very high risk individuals are identifiable, their violence is predictable, and therefore it is preventable. Based on the assessment of data and the series of interviews conducted, NICJR estimates that within a year, there are at least 500 identifiable people who rise to this level of very high risk, and likely no more than 200 at any one given time. These individuals comprise approximately 60-70% of all gun violence in the District. Nealy 250 specific individuals were identified through the GVPA process but more importantly, the risk factors that make someone at very high risk has been identified in order to develop an on-going process to focus intervention efforts on those at very high risk.
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