I’m Raising an Introverted Black Son, so I’ll Always Worry
My son will have to learn to navigate this world as a black man, and as an introvert.
Joanna McFarland Owusu is a freelance writer/editor based in Dallas, Texas. A federal government analyst in a former life, she now spends most of her time wrangling two tween-aged sons and a preschool daughter. Her work has appeared in HuffPost, Scary Mommy, Bust, and Mamalode.
My son will have to learn to navigate this world as a black man, and as an introvert.