Liquor board refers complaints about Nellie’s to D.C. Attorney General’s Office for investigation
dragging of a Black woman, Keisha Young, down the bar’s main staircase by a security guard.The assault against Young was captured on video and shared across social media, leading to demonstrations outside the bar to protest not only Young’s treatment, but what organizers have alleged is a pattern of racist behavior against Black patrons on the part of Nellie’s staff and management.The bar, which closed on the evening of June 13 — about 18 hours after the assault, has not reopened since the initial protests.