Raising Black Kids in the #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter Era

My daughter, Aviah

“I am scared of the dark,” is how my daughters often begin their bedtime routine. They tell me at every stage of their night routine that they are scared of: the dark, of something hiding underneath the bed, of the shadows that dance against the walls, of the closed doors. They quiet their fears by sleeping with multiple night lights on and our dog, Lucky by their bedside.