They have elementary schools with higher test scores, a higher share of two-
    parent families, greater levels of involvement in civic and religious groups
    and more residential integration of affluent, middle-class and poor families.

While income inequality may appear influenced by race, it's empirically shown to be cultural, predicated on whether individuals believe they have control over their lives and are responsible for their actions. Culture often masquerades as race, but is easy to distinguish: Are members of the same race who grew up with a different set of values as successful as members of other races with those same values?

The acts of those in Baltimore may feel justified, but they are only feeding the culture that contributes to their lack of upward mobility.