Let Black Children Sleep

For now, my child is a child. He’s mostly unaware of the violence against his own people. I remember him asking why I was meeting with faith leaders and the police department (he had a tinge of fear in his voice) and I told him it was to make sure they were on their best behavior.

As his mother it’s my job to protect him from experiencing trauma due to racism as best as I can. It’s my job to assess what his curious…