Neglecting Baltimore: My story, too

Just like many Americans, I first saw "The Wire" from Baltimore's life in the east west - poor, mainly African-American towns again broke the country's consciousness Did.

But most people watching this show are different from me, he came from Baltimore. I grew up only a few miles from Baltimore you are watching this week.

This is what they mean when they talk about the two Baltimore. I was born in a picturesque beautiful town house, a few blocks from Baltimore, which was taken away by save allot Monday. When I was young, my family moved to a tree-lined neighborhood on the north side of the city. I went to private school and most of my friends lived in the suburbs. We walked around Harbor Place, dined in Little Italy, and went to Camden yard to participate in the Golden Jubilee game. I am white, most of my friends also

I have never seen a wide area of ​​the city. We have not talked about it. This is not a rule - we have never been there

Let's take a look - a colleague can get home and get off the specific route outside the city. There is also "wire". Meanwhile I went back to Baltimore and worked on the radio for several years. I went to Baltimore and reported stories of the East and the West. I volunteered for a family refuge in Sandtown - Winchester, Freddie Gray came from a nearby place and stayed at the activity center for several weeks. These are from Baltimore to other people

I saw violence on TV on Monday from the bar in Brooklyn, I live there now. This is a pain. But it is not surprising to see the views of other Baltimore life. A few days later, I returned to West Baltimore. On Thursday, I spent a while with community activist Spencela Dobson. Her grandfather built a church nearby; her father was a pastor there and he was a leader of the civil rights movement. Since Tuesday, the church has been donated from all over the city and distributed to people affected by the riot.

"I hope that everyone will pay attention," Dobson said. Dobson said: "Whenever a black man dies, a black woman dies, or when a child falls into a fire, we will not let it die." You need to stop paying attention and take care of others just by keeping alive. We are not alone. "

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The frequency of unlocking the story every week is too high. I started locking the story one week after the article was posted. But as time went on I began to forget. Or delete the wording on the date of lock / unlock. - Ignore the actual unlock story. Fortunately, the reader does not seem to notice. Most of the non-members I publish do not read all the articles I publish, I stop having to read my profile every 1 or 2 months and then "carnival" to read new content I will. I will lock the story for a long time and try to release it in a larger batch.

My story begins with a strong childhood filled with obstacles, dysfunction, and neglect. Traveling from reality as much as possible was my escape. I have found myself going to a more dangerous and dangerous place and looking for more intense experience. I know little about the dangers of life in South America and the serious illness that will be the beginning of my inner journey. I spent 12 years with a successful career in finance and investment banking. However, after returning from South America, I felt embarrassed and depressed. I am looking for something to travel, but I do not know. My frustration has made me subscribe to the coaching program - I like it very much and I am good at it. During my growth I noticed that I was legally blind (until I was 26 years old accepted Lasik surgery), it not only improves my non-visual sensation but also my I also increased recognition.

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