Tuesday, July 7, 2020
A story on the news
In Connecticut, a father watched footage from the security camera he'd installed outside his home. His son, a black boy, nine years old, was shooting hoops into the basketball rim standing in their driveway. Out the corner of his eye, the boy noticed a police cruiser turn onto their street. He held the ball to his side and moved out of sight behind his dad’s car until the police cruiser drove past. He watched until it was gone, then went back to dribbling the ball and shooting baskets, went back to being a kid again. Nine years old. Broke his father’s heart.
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Soul crushing realization ... awful.
ReplyDeleteThat would be heartbreaking.
ReplyDeleteGut punch.
ReplyDeleteI saw the photo of that little boy hiding behind the car and my heart broke into a million pieces. We must, must, must do better.
ReplyDeleteI would be thankful that my son was paying attention and became invisible. Sad it has to be this way, but I would be so glad he was aware of reality at this point.
ReplyDeleteWhat a world we are leaving to our babies.
ReplyDeleteSo much of what is happening in our world makes me remember what James Baldwin said, “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” Thank you for giving me so many opportunities to face what needs to be changed.
ReplyDeleteThe photo you chose for your post made me think of the paintings of Edward Hopper and out of curiosity, I googled "2522," the address on the box office and found that the photo is of the Clinton Street Theater in Portland, Oregon. I learned about the history of the theater and the current owners who purchased it in 2012 and made it available as a community space for activists and artists in Portland.
https://www.kiva.org/blog/lani-jo-and-the-rocky-horror-picture-show-keeping-the-clinton-street-theater-alive-one-loan-at-a-time
This is hard to read.
ReplyDeleteNo one should have to live in that kind of fear...breaks my heart too.
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