maybe the only goods that charlie was trying to sell were ticket toss a dmx -- tickets to a dmx concert. maybe i misjudged him calling me sweetheart as patronizing when he really just was trying to be nice because he didn't know my name. maybe i cried because i was still getting used to the city environment, not because i thought he was going to hurt me. the more excuses i made for him, the less trusting i became of my body and my own instincts. and that sniper tower, it is still there. i do not acknowledge it now when i walk by. i keep my head low and my headphones nestled against my ear. i walk in a fashion similar to that of all the other black women with whom i cross paths every night as i return to my apartment. i wonder what kind of secrets they are holding in their bodies, what kind of experiences they have buried to protect someone else at their own expense, whom they can run to for help. thank you. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. >> you're watching book with tv on c-span2, television for serious readers. here's our prime time lineup. first up, ros

store a man standing to the side of the entrance calling me sweetheart and attempting to promote a dmx concert. everybody laughs at that part and like that always happens. [laughter] i kept my earbuds in until he approached the counter and as i needed to hear the cashier tell me how much i would have to pay for the mentos. no sooner did i pay for mentos and a man called out to me and i made eye contact with him before stopping. supposedly dmx is having a concert in harlem that he was in charge of promoting it by passing out flyers. i do not know what he was aggressive but nevertheless i felt sucked into the conversation and i asked when the concert was repeatedly not in my head feigning interest in an artist that had not been relevant in over a decade but the man who introduced himself as charlie wanted me to take down his number and call him in order to get tickets at a discounted price. i told him i would memorize it he was not satisfied with my suggestion. it was discussed in his raspy voice. now, see, why you playing games question what you harlem girls are something else. you thin

we have to continue -- we have done it in the past with things like pump, dmx technology.eenlobe right shoe has awarded -- we have to stay ahead on the technology side. caroline: we will come back and hear from you in the future. thank you, indeed, president of reebok. later in the show, celtics rising. teamegendary boston sports on the cusp of the nba finals. our chat with the celtics president. ♪ >> now to a few headlines grabbing our attention. goldman sachs says tesla may need $10 billion in funding by 2020. that is to pay for operations, new production, and an unlikely expansion into china. elon musk has been cutting costs. has gotten regulatory approval for cell of its memory chip business, clearing the way for the $18 billion deal with bain capital. missedl had previously earlier deadlines for clearance as the company waited for chinese antitrust authorities to make a decision. -- struck its first deal in the u.s.. kroger agreed to buy a high forent stake in the company its exclusive technology of distributing groceries. -- plan to open 20 robotic warehouses. planne