shattering article...

in Harper called Baltimore Bleeds by a black gentleman teaching at Howard and living in the Park Heights Area of Baltimore. Really points out how we (white people) are protected in ways that black citizens are not. Statement about how the money for Baltimore goes into projects like the Harbor, which attracts mostly white people while south Baltimore Sandtown residents (where Freddy Gray was from) and neglected. Somehow this short piece was much more frightening then Between the World and Me. What is one to do...? One thing---keep on participating and helping individuals and families any way one can. I guess for you, cityboy, that means continuing your tutoring of the kids at the library, among other things.
Park Hieghts and environs, now an all black poor to middle class neighborhood, which when I was in Batlimore at Hopkins (1960-64) was still heavily Jewish. Dated and thought about many young women from there during my time at Hopkins. That was probably the last era of the neighborhood being all Jewish and safe. Sad---what happened. Baltimore is on my mind, though I probably won't visit there this summer.
Yesterday, had my one session (second one canceled) and then slowly took the 1 home. The 1 was very slow yesterday, so I got out and walked down Broadway for several blocks, then got back on the 1 and did the same thing. I felt tired, but strangely I found the walk very invigorating. Felt very free and relaxed. Returned back to the apartment, rested a little still tired but determined to do something---decided on the documentary playing "down the street" at the Bunin theaters (the ones inside Lincoln Center) called Indian Point, made by the remarkable Ivy Meropol. Her documentary about being the granddaughter of the Rosenbergs, called Heir to an Execution, was very important to me. Here she studies the reality and problems of the Indian Point Powerplant, and presents many sides of the story. The engineer who believes in the plant and is dedicated to keeping it safe is a very solid adult, so too are those who live nearby and believe it should be shut down. Also the environmentalists who believe that the waste from the plant is endangering the fish in the Hudson. Very articulate documentary, very well flilmed---learned a lot, always involved.
Tonight will see Flako's piec at 3LD (just got my ticket); other than that totally free; tomorrow with a performance that a friend is in in the morning, possibly a session, and then probably the play in Red Hook, should be a very hectic day. How will it all turn out...? We will see